US Patent No: 7,118,565

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Cryoblation catheter handle

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Abstract

A cryocatheter system includes a first handle portion having a proximal end, a distal end, a first fluid flow path, and a second fluid flow path; a second handle portion having a proximal end, a distal end, a first fluid flow path, and a second fluid flow path; and a catheter having a proximal end, a distal end, a first fluid flow path, and a second fluid flow path. The distal end of the first handle portion is matable with the proximal end of the second handle portion to place the respective first and second fluid flow paths of each handle portion in fluid communication; and the distal end of the second handle portion is matable with the proximal end of the catheter to place the respective first and second fluid flow paths of the second handle portion and the catheter in fluid communication.

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Patent Owner(s)

Patent OwnerAddressTotal Patents
MEDTRONIC CRYOCATH LPTORONTO ONTARIO108

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Inventor(s)

Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Abboud, Marwan Pierrefonds, CA 109 497
Marchand, Philippe Lake Forest, CA 46 276
Santoianni, Domenic Kirkland, CA 31 354

Cited Art

Patent Info (Count) # Cites Year
 
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC. (2)
5,348,554 Catheter for RF ablation with cooled electrode 666 1992
6,989,009 Cryo balloon 20 2002
 
MEDTRONIC CRYOCATH LP (2)
6,283,959 Endovascular cryotreatment catheter 57 1999
6,383,180 Closed loop catheter coolant system 44 2000
 
COOPERSURGICAL, INC. (1)
6,471,694 Control system for cryosurgery 33 2000
 
CYROVASCULAR SYSTEMS, INC. (1)
6,648,879 Safety cryotherapy catheter 36 2001
 
Spembly Medical Limited (1)
5,992,158 Cryosurgical instrument 51 1997
 
UROLOGIZ, INC. (1)
5,733,319 Liquid coolant supply system 126 1996

Patent Citation Ranking

Forward Cites

Patent Info (Count) # Cites Year
 
MEDTRONIC, INC. (3)
8,323,244 Catheter malfunction determinations using physiologic pressure 0 2007
8,317,770 Systems and methods of identifying catheter malfunctions using pressure sensing 0 2007
7,955,319 Pressure sensing in implantable medical devices 2 2007

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