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    • 4. 发明授权
    • Ablation catheter having shape-changing balloon
    • US06780183B2
    • 2004-08-24
    • US10244355
    • 2002-09-16
    • Teodoro S. Jimenez, Jr.Pete B. Klumb
    • Teodoro S. Jimenez, Jr.Pete B. Klumb
    • A61B1818
    • A61N7/02A61B2017/00044A61B2017/00084A61B2017/22051
    • A circumferential ablation catheter is provided that is particularly useful for ablating a circumferential region of tissue in a tubular region of or near the heart, such as a pulmonary vein. The catheter comprises an elongated tubular catheter body having an outer wall, proximal and distal ends, and a lumen extending therethrough. The catheter also comprises a generally tubular inner support member having proximal and distal ends and a lumen extending therethrough. A proximal portion of the inner support member extends into the lumen of the catheter body, and a distal portion of the inner support member extends outside the catheter body. A circumferential ablation element, such as an ultrasound transducer, is mounted on the distal portion of the inner support member outside the catheter body. A moveable tube extends through the lumen of the inner support member and through the catheter body. The moveable tube is longitudinally moveable relative to the inner support member and catheter body and has a distal end that extends beyond the distal end of the inner support member. An inflatable balloon is provided generally in surrounding relation to the circumferential ablation element. The inflatable balloon has a proximal end attached, directly or indirectly, to the distal end of the catheter body and a distal end attached, directly or indirectly, to a portion of the moveable tube that extends beyond the distal end of the inner support member. Longitudinal movement of the moveable tube relative to the catheter body and inner support member causes movement of the distal end of the balloon relative to the proximal end of the balloon to thereby change the length and shape of the expanded balloon.