System and method for adaptive RF ablation

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9532828
APP PUB NO 20120136348A1
SERIAL NO

13096236

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A medical method, device, and system are provided, including advancing an ablation element of a medical device into contact with tissue to be treated, selecting a power level of energy to ablate the tissue, delivering energy at the selected power level to the ablation element, determining whether the ablation element is in continuous contact with the tissue, and reducing the selected power level when the ablation element ceases to be in continuous contact with the tissue.

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  • MEDTRONIC ABLATION FRONTIERS LLC

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Condie, Catherine R Shoreview, US 49 4195
Corvi, Timothy J Carlsbad, US 33 1699
Kasischke, Kathryn E San Diego, US 2 378
Sherman, Marshall L Cardiff by the Sea, US 56 11665
Strunk, Aaron R San Diego, US 5 445

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