Shafts with pressure relief in cryotherapeutic catheters and associated devices, systems, and methods

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9241752
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13458120

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Cryotherapeutic systems with features that can facilitate pressure relief in the event of exhaust-passage blockage and associated devices, systems, and methods are disclosed herein. A cryotherapeutic system configured in accordance with a particular embodiment can include an elongated shaft having a distal portion and a pressure-relief portion proximal to the distal portion. The cryotherapeutic system can further include a supply lumen, an exhaust passage, and a balloon configured to receive refrigerant from the supply lumen and to exhaust refrigerant to the exhaust passage. The pressure-relief portion can be configured to release refrigerant from the exhaust passage when a pressure of refrigerant in the exhaust passage exceeds a threshold pressure less than a pressure rating of the balloon. The pressure-relief portion, for example, can include a rupture element configured to rupture at about the threshold pressure.

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  • MEDTRONIC ARDIAN LUXEMBOURG S.A.R.L.

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Kelly, Grace Clifton, IE 15 1025
Nash, Stephen Co. Limerick, IE 29 1536

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