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Bipolar electrode pair selection

In one embodiment, a medical system includes a catheter configured to be inserted into a chamber of a heart of a living subject, and including multiple electrodes configured to capture electrical activity from electrical activation signals propagating in tissue of the chamber, a display, and processing circuitry configured to automatically select bipolar signals to be captured into an electro-anatomical map from respective electrode pairs of the multiple electrodes responsively to an alignment of the respective electrode pairs with a direction of propagation of the electrical activation signals, and render the electro-anatomical map to the display.
Owner:BIOSENSE WEBSTER (ISRAEL) LTD

Intelligent management system and method applied to radio frequency energy output device

The invention discloses an intelligent management system and method applied to a radio frequency energy output device, and belongs to the technical field of intelligent management of the radio frequency energy output device.An integrated sensor array is deployed on a radio frequency host and a hand tool electrode, and load voltage, output current, electrode temperature and tissue impedance are synchronously collected; a dynamic thermal impedance collaborative analysis model is constructed after time synchronization alignment, a three-dimensional thermal field simulation map is generated, and a thermal accumulation trend is predicted; a double-layer control framework is constructed, a first control layer generates a dynamic power adjustment rule base based on a preset treatment target and a safety threshold value and outputs an instruction, a second control layer receives the instruction and adjusts output parameters in real time, and a strategy is adjusted by combining a model prediction result in the execution process; meanwhile, the operation state is continuously monitored, a fault classification model is constructed for anomaly detection, a fault source is positioned, and a visual report is generated; and finally, constructing a mapping relation based on historical data, and generating an energy control scheme adapted to individualized requirements through iterative optimization.
Owner:NANJING MEDLANDER MEDICAL TECH CO LTD

Discharge controllable shock wave balloon catheter system

The present application provides a discharge controllable shock wave balloon catheter system, which includes a shock wave therapy main unit (1), a balloon (2), a catheter, and a plurality of electrode pairs (6); an end of the catheter is arranged passing through the balloon (2), and an other end of the catheter is connected to the shock wave therapy main unit (1); the plurality of electrode pairs (6) are accommodated in the balloon (2) and mounted on the catheter; the plurality of electrode pairs (6) are arranged to be spaced apart along a length direction of the catheter; each of the plurality of electrode pairs (6) is independently connected to the shock wave therapy main unit (1), and the plurality of electrode pairs (6) are not connected to each other.
Owner:SONOSEMI MEDICAL CO LTD

Radio frequency ablation electrode control method

The invention discloses a radio frequency ablation electrode control method which comprises the following steps: S1, initializing an ablation temperature target value, a safety limit value and a power adjusting range, and loading a pre-stored anal fistula ablation three-stage feature library and impedance-temperature correlation degree thresholds of all stages; s2, collecting the electrode temperature, the electrode-tissue impedance and the ablation duration in real time, and judging the current ablation stage according to the matching relationship between the ablation duration and the three-stage feature library; s3, formulating a state judgment rule according to the current stage; s4, a fuzzy PID algorithm is adopted to calculate a power basic adjusting amount, a power dynamic compensation amount is calculated, and final output power is determined; and S5, repeating the steps S2-S4 to realize closed-loop control, triggering first-level early warning when the parameters are close to the boundary, triggering second-level alarm when the parameters exceed the safety limit value, and recording abnormal data. The stage adaptability is high, the problem of temperature adjustment lag can be solved, the adjustment precision is accurate enough, and the ablation effect can be improved.
Owner:JILIN UNIV FIRST HOSPITAL

Bendable minimally invasive surgery electric hook integrated with smoke suction function

The invention relates to the technical field of medical instruments, in particular to a bendable minimally invasive surgery electric hook with a smoke suction function. Comprising a smoke suction pipe, a handle assembly, an electrode pipe, a multi-stage bending assembly and an electric hook. The smoke suction pipe is fixedly connected to an outer smoke suction pipe of the handle assembly, an adjusting part is movably connected to the end of the handle assembly, the electrode pipe is arranged on the adjusting part in a penetrating mode and fixedly arranged in the handle assembly, and a control module is arranged in the handle assembly and electrically connected with the electrode pipe; the multi-stage bending assembly is fixedly arranged at the end of the electrode tube, a movable part is further arranged in the electrode tube and fixedly connected with the steel wire set, and the electric hook is fixedly arranged at the end of the extending end of the electrode tube and extends out. The adjusting piece is controlled to drive the movable piece to move in the electrode tube, and then the steel wire set is driven to pull the multi-stage bending assembly to conduct bending movement. The bending electric hook can integrate a real-time smoke suction function in a flexible bending scene, and the cooperation problem of bending operation and smoke removal in minimally invasive surgery is solved.
Owner:ZHEJIANG SHUYOU SURGICAL INSTR

System and apparatus for automatic activation using radio frequency sensor

A system and apparatus for automatic smoke evacuation using an RF sensor. The system and apparatus utilizes an RF sensor for automatic activation of an evacuator that evacuates smoke and / or debris during the use of any electrosurgical instrument or surgical instrument that is capable of generating smoke and / or debris and capable of producing a radiofrequency during its operation. Exemplary embodiments of the system and apparatus for automatic smoke evacuation include both wired and wireless embodiments.
Owner:IC MEDICAL INC

Apparatus, systems and methods for soft tissue ablation

Systems, devices, and methods described herein relate to generation and delivery of pulsed waveforms, e.g., for therapy delivery in soft tissue ablation procedures. In some embodiments, a pulse generator is configured to generate a voltage pulse train including a plurality of biphasic pulses, each biphasic pulse of the plurality of biphasic pulses including a positive pulse, a negative pulse, and an inter-phase delay separating the positive pulse and the negative pulse. In some embodiments, successive biphasic pulses of the plurality of biphasic pulses can be separated by a pulse-to-pulse delay such that the plurality of biphasic pulses is separated by a plurality of pulse-to-pulse delays, and the plurality of pulse-to-pulse delays can include increasing or decreasing sequences of pulse-to-pulse delays.
Owner:ALPFA MEDICAL INC

Surgical system having a surgical instrument controlled based on comparison of sensor and database data

A surgical system comprising a surgical instrument and a surgical hub is disclosed. The surgical instrument is configured to perform a surgical procedure and comprises a housing, a shaft assembly, an end effector, and a sensor configured to sense a parameter associated with a function of the surgical instrument. The surgical hub comprises a processor and a memory. The memory stores instructions executable by the processor to receive data from the sensor, wherein the data comprises the parameter associated with the function of the surgical instrument; infer a step of the surgical procedure being performed by the surgical instrument, based on the data from the sensor; receive data from a database, wherein the data from the database is associated with the step of the surgical procedure; compare a value of the parameter to the data received from the database; and control the surgical instrument based on the comparison.
Owner:CILAG GMBH INTERNATIONAL

Surgical simulation system with coordinated imagining

An interactive and dynamic surgical simulation system may be used in the context of a computer-implemented interactive surgical system. The surgical simulation system may provide coordinated surgical imagining. A processor may be configured to execute a simulation of a surgical procedure. The surgical procedure may be simulated in a simulated surgical environment. The processor may generate a first visual representation and a second visual representation. The first visual representation may be of a first portion of the simulated surgical environment. The second visual representation may also be of the first portion of the simulated surgical environment.
Owner:CILAG GMBH INTERNATIONAL

Spinal coagulation electrode with adjustable angle

The invention discloses an angle-adjustable spine blood coagulation electrode which comprises a tool bit assembly, a fixed body and a movable wire clamp. The tool bit assembly comprises an insulating rod, an inner tube and an outer tube, two electrodes which are insulated and separated are arranged at one end of the insulating rod, each electrode is connected with a conductive wire, and each conductive wire penetrates through the other end of the insulating rod and is connected with a cable; a first cavity and a second cavity which are communicated are formed in the fixing body, a steel pipe chuck and a screw cap are fixed to the other end of the first cavity, and a first handle and a second handle are arranged outside the fixing body. A reset spring is arranged in the first cavity; the movable wire clamp comprises a small-diameter section and a large-diameter section, and a third handle is arranged outside the movable wire clamp. The scalpel head can axially stretch out and draw back and circumferentially rotate to adjust the angle of the scalpel head through a single hand, the operation range is small, the scalpel head rotates more gently, use is more convenient, and the requirement for multi-angle blood coagulation in a spinal operation can be met.
Owner:JIANGSU BONSS MEDICAL TECH

Catheter apparatuses and systems for pulsed electric field ablation therapy

Systems, devices, and methods described herein relate to catheter devices for therapy delivery. In some embodiments, a catheter device includes an expandable electrode and a needle, where the needle can be advanced distal to a distal end of the expandable electrode and inserted into a tissue site. The expandable electrode and the distal end of the needle can be configured to deliver electroporation to the tissue site.
Owner:ALPFA MEDICAL INC

Low profile electrodes for a shock wave catheter

ActiveUS12426938B2Surgical instruments for heatingAngioplasty balloonNormal blood flow
The present invention provides a system and method for treating tight, hard-to-cross calcified lesions in which an angioplasty balloon is used to dilate the lesions and provide shock waves to restore normal blood flow in a patient's artery. An exemplary device includes an elongated tube and a balloon wrapped circumferentially around the tube and sealed to a distal end of the tube. During treatment, the device is advanced into a patient's vasculature and the balloon is inflated with conductive fluid such that the balloon is fixed to walls of the vasculature proximal to the calcified lesion. The balloon includes at least one low-profile emitter positioned near the distal end of the balloon, which may be activated to generate shock waves to break loose calcifications in the lesion. After calcium in the tight lesion has been modified, the balloon can be deflated and advanced further into the lesion to continue treatment.
Owner:SHOCKWAVE MEDICAL INC

Snare for endoscopy

The present application relates to a kind of snare cutting knives for endoscope, including proximal handle, tube body assembly, cutting assembly and limiting component;Proximal handle is equipped with limiting sliding slot;The proximal end of tube body assembly is connected with proximal handle, and the distal end of tube body assembly is equipped with insulating protection tube;Cutting assembly includes cutting ring and cutting head, and cutting head is set to the distal end of cutting ring;Limiting component includes sliding part and limiting control wire, sliding part is slidably arranged in limiting sliding slot, and the proximal end of limiting control wire is fixedly connected with sliding part, and sliding part is used to drive limiting control wire axial movement;When limiting control wire moves to the distal end of insulating protection tube, cutting head and insulating protection tube abut each other and are fixed;When limiting control wire exits insulating protection tube, cutting head can continue to move relative to insulating protection tube.
Owner:LEO MEDICAL CO LTD

Orthogonally oriented steering controls for ICE catheter

ActiveUS12539170B2Ultrasonic/sonic/infrasonic diagnosticsCatheterIntracardiac echocardiographyCatheter
An intracardiac echocardiography (“ICE”) catheter handle, including a housing having a longitudinal axis, the housing having a proximal end and a distal end. A first actuator can be positioned on a first portion of the housing in a plane aligned with the longitudinal axis, the first actuator coupled to a first controller, the first actuator and first controller configured to control a catheter coupled to the first controller in a first direction and a second direction in the first plane. A second actuator can be positioned on a second portion of the housing in a second plane aligned with the longitudinal axis, the second actuator coupled to a second controller, the second actuator and second controller configured to control a catheter coupled to the second controller in a third direction and a fourth direction in the second plane, wherein first plane is aligned orthogonally to the second plane.
Owner:YOR LABS INC

Devices and methods for ablation of the skin

Disclosed herein are apparatuses, systems, kits, and methods for treating skin, such as skin tightening or for treating diseases, disorders, and conditions that would benefit from tissue area or volume reduction, skin restoration, skin tightening, skin lifting, and / or skin repositioning and / or for generally improving skin function or appearance (e.g., the removal of unwanted skin features or irregularities such as sebaceous glands, sweat glands, hair follicles, necrosis, and fibrosis). Such apparatuses, systems, kits, and methods comprise an apparatus having a handheld main body and a detachably attachable tip comprising one or more needles.
Owner:CYTRELLIS BIOSYST

A hemostatic rotary cutting electrode assembly and its electrode

This invention belongs to the field of medical device technology and relates to a hemostatic rotary cutting electrode assembly and its electrode. It includes a hemostatic vessel with a distal hemostatic portion. An inner rotary cutting blade is inserted within the hemostatic vessel. The inner rotary cutting blade includes an inner blade tube and a spiral portion located distal to the inner blade tube. The spiral portion includes a spiral body and a spiral tip located distal to the spiral body. The spiral body has a spiral groove with a cutting edge. The spiral groove communicates with the inner blade tube. A suction tube providing negative pressure is connected to the proximal end of the inner blade tube. The spiral tip protrudes outside the hemostatic portion. This invention solves the technical problem of existing technologies being unable to directly break up tissue and smoothly remove tissue debris from the human body.
Owner:CHENGDU MECHAN ELECTRONICS TECH

High-frequency instrument power adjusting system based on image recognition and impedance recognition

The invention provides a high-frequency instrument power adjusting system based on image recognition and impedance recognition, and the system comprises an image recognition module which is used for responding to a collection instruction, collecting an image of a tissue, and carrying out the feature recognition of the image, and obtaining an image feature; the impedance identification module is used for responding to the acquisition instruction, acquiring an electric signal of the tissue and processing the electric signal to obtain impedance information; the main control module is used for responding to the control signal, generating an acquisition instruction, sending the acquisition instruction to the image identification module and the impedance identification module, and carrying out weighted fusion calculation on image features and impedance information to obtain a power issuing parameter; and the power control module is used for adjusting the power of the high-frequency instrument based on the power issuing parameters.
Owner:HANGZHOU HUAJAN MEDICAL ROBOTICS CO LTD

Skin treatment device using electrode, and operation method for skin treatment device

The present disclosure relates to a skin treatment device, the skin treatment device comprising: a main body including a control unit that controls the operation of the skin treatment device and a power source unit that supplies power to the medical skin treatment device; a transfer unit for moving the main body; and a handpiece which receives power from the power source unit of the main body, is controlled by the control unit, and has one side that comes into contact with the skin of a patient to radiate therapeutic energy below the skin surface of the patient and thus improve the skin.
Owner:HEALUX CO LTD

Rapid hemostasis device for cranial cavity

The invention discloses a cranial cavity rapid hemostasis instrument which comprises a sleeve, a conductive expansion and contraction piece and a push-pull rod connected with the conductive expansion and contraction piece, a through penetrating hole is formed in the sleeve, the push-pull rod can drive the conductive expansion and contraction piece to move in the penetrating hole, and the conductive expansion and contraction piece is electrically connected with an external power source through the push-pull rod. The conductive expansion and contraction piece is of a net-shaped structure, the conductive expansion and contraction piece can be contracted into a strip shape in the penetrating hole, the conductive expansion and contraction piece can be expanded into a sphere-like shape outside the penetrating hole, the conductive expansion and contraction piece comprises a plurality of first silk threads and a plurality of second silk threads, and the extending directions of the first silk threads and the second silk threads are arranged in a staggered mode. The first silk threads and the second silk threads are made of flexible conductive materials. According to the invention, medium injection is not needed, the expansion speed is high, the hemostasis efficiency is high, and the pressure distribution is uniform.
Owner:THE FIFTH AFFILIATED HOSPITAL OF GUANGZHOU MEDICAL UNIV

Physical thermal ablation energy regulation and control method based on intelligent feedback

The invention belongs to the technical field of physical thermal ablation, and relates to a physical thermal ablation energy regulation and control method based on intelligent feedback, and the method comprises the steps: collecting point-shaped temperature data, impedance data and ultrasonic data, eliminating the asynchronization and heterogeneity problems through space-time alignment, and combining with focus region segmentation, thereby achieving the energy regulation and control of the physical thermal ablation. Discrete data and continuous images are integrated into a voxelization data cube containing space coordinates, physical attributes and semantic tags, then the temperature change rate and the impedance change rate are calculated based on the voxelization data cube, and then a morphological prediction network is fused with multi-modal features to output a voxel-level ablation probability graph. The method comprises the following steps: realizing prospective prediction of an ablation range, ensuring ablation accuracy by morphological deviation through a three-layer parallel regulation and control strategy, preventing and controlling local overheating by temperature gradient, avoiding tissue carbonization by an impedance change rate, and cooperatively deciding through multi-dimensional indexes to solve the contradiction that single regulation and control cannot give consideration to accurate coverage of a focus and protection of normal tissues; and misjudgment caused by abnormity of single data is avoided.
Owner:MIANYANG LIDE ELECTRONICS CO LTD

Duodenum mucosa regulation system and method based on pulsed electric field ablation and application of duodenum mucosa regulation system and method in diabetes treatment

PendingCN121015305ACatheterSurgical instruments for heatingGoblet cellCell selectivity
The invention provides a duodenal mucosa adjusting system and method based on pulsed electric field ablation and application of the duodenal mucosa adjusting system and method in diabetes treatment, the duodenal mucosa adjusting system comprises an intelligent control host capable of achieving bidirectional data transmission and an adjustable catheter, and the intelligent control host initializes parameters and adjusts pulse parameters by monitoring impedance data in real time until pulses are interrupted or terminated; periodic ablation is carried out, periodic intervals are used for measuring impedance data, the ablation depth is evaluated according to the impedance change rate, and whether next section ablation is carried out or not is judged till full-area ablation is completed. The far-end ablation adopts a structure of combining fusiform flexible support and annular electrode spiral arrangement to ensure that an ablation field uniformly covers mucous membrane plica of a duodenum bulb part and a descending part; a cell selective ablation mechanism is adopted, the critical electric field intensity is set, K cell electroporation is selectively induced, and meanwhile goblet cells are protected.
Owner:HANGZHOUREADY BIOLOGICAL TECH CO LTD

Controllable expandable catheter

Elongate medical devices with an expandable structure including elongated splines and a distal hub. An elongate medical device includes a handle including a control mechanism, a catheter shaft, an expandable structure including elongated splines and a distal hub, wherein each of the elongated splines includes a shape memory material and an interactive element, wherein each of the elongated splines includes a respective spline proximal end and a spline distal end, wherein each of the spline proximal ends is connected to the catheter shaft distal end, and wherein each of the spline distal ends is connected to the distal hub, and a deflection control member connected to the distal hub, wherein the control mechanism is drivingly coupled to the distal hub via the deflection control member and operable to selectively vary a position of the distal hub relative to the catheter shaft distal end to selectively vary an amount of expansion of the expandable structure, wherein a shape of the expandable structure is produced via a combination of the shape memory material and the position of the distal hub relative to the catheter distal end.
Owner:ST JUDE MEDICAL CARDILOGY DIV INC

Ablation system

An ablation system is disclosed. The ablation system comprises a tubular ablation catheter and an ablation instrument. The catheter comprises a far end used for being attached to target tissue to be ablated, a near end used for being connected with the ablation instrument and a catheter body located between the far end and the near end. The ablation instrument transmits radio frequency / pulse energy to the ablation catheter, so that the catheter ablates the target tissue; the electrode group at the far end is used for collecting electrocardiosignals of target tissues and transmitting the electrocardiosignals to the three-dimensional heart electrophysiological mapping system to realize heart modeling and mapping, and each electrode has the capabilities of collecting the electrocardiosignals and ablating the target tissues; and the electrode group receives a control signal from the ablation instrument, and determines that the electrodes in the electrode group work in a single-pole / double-pole mode according to the control signal and realizes dotted / linear ablation. According to the system, mapping and ablation functions are integrated in a single catheter, two purposes are achieved through one catheter, flexible switching of various ablation modes / shapes / energy is supported, and high universality is achieved.
Owner:SHANGHAI MICROPORT EP MEDTECH CO LTD +1

Intelligent vein closing system and control method thereof

The invention provides an intelligent vein closing system and a control method thereof, and belongs to the technical field of medical instruments.The intelligent vein closing system comprises a radio frequency generator host and a closing catheter, and the radio frequency generator host is used for generating and controlling output of radio frequency energy; the closed catheter comprises a handle, a catheter body and a heating working end which are connected in sequence, and the handle is detachably connected with the radio frequency generator host; wherein an infusion pump is integrated on the radio frequency generator host, and the infusion pump is used for infusing swelling liquid to a surgical site and is controlled by a control unit in the radio frequency generator host; a pressure sensor array is arranged outside the heating working end of the closed catheter and used for detecting the attaching pressure between the heating working end and the blood vessel wall in real time. The device is high in integration, and vein closing effectiveness, stability and treatment consistency are improved.
Owner:HUNAN RONGKAI TECHNOLOGY CO LTD

Nerve monitoring monopole electrocoagulation hook for thyroid surgery and surgical instrument

The invention relates to a nerve monitoring monopole electrocoagulation hook for thyroid surgery and a surgical instrument, and relates to the technical field of medical instruments.The electrocoagulation hook comprises a nerve detecting piece installed at the front end of a handle, an insulating pipe body is arranged in the nerve detecting piece, a smoke suction channel and a sliding hole are formed in the insulating pipe body, and a rod body is slidably inserted into the sliding hole and connected with an external power source; the far end of the rod body is provided with a hook body bent relative to the rod body, and the surface, deviating from the smoke suction channel, of the hook body forms an electrocoagulation face. The hook body is provided with a first-stage heat conduction assembly, avoids the electrocoagulation surface and is in heat conduction connection with the electrocoagulation surface; one end of the second-stage heat conduction assembly is in heat conduction connection with the first-stage heat conduction assembly, and the other end of the second-stage heat conduction assembly extends into the smoke suction channel. Through the combined design of two-stage heat conduction and heat dissipation, heat generated by the electrocoagulation surface during coagulation and cutting can be rapidly conducted through the heat conduction assembly and is dissipated and taken away through cooperation of the smoke suction channel, so that the diffusion risk of the heat in adjacent nerves and tissues is reduced to a certain extent, and the operation safety and stability in an operation are improved.
Owner:HUNAN JINBAIWEI MEDICAL TECH CO LTD +1

Methods and systems for determining body lumen size

A tissue treatment system and method of using the tissue treatment system determines a size of a body lumen, or a neuromodulation parameter corresponding to the size of the body lumen. The tissue treatment system fills a balloon with a fluid when the balloon is within a body lumen. A fluid parameter of the fluid is detected over a period of time. A parameter curve of the fluid parameter is determined. The parameter curve includes the fluid parameter versus an independent variable over the period of time. The parameter curve includes inflections that correspond to changes in the fluid parameter. Based on the inflections, the system can determine the body lumen size or the neuromodulation parameter. Other embodiments are also described and claimed.
Owner:LTD OTSUKA MEDICAL DEVICES C

Ablation assembly applied to automated operation and medical device for automated operation

The utility model belongs to the technical field of medical instrument ablation, and particularly relates to an ablation assembly applied to automatic operation and an automatic-operation medical device.The ablation assembly applied to automatic operation comprises a consumable handle provided with a first sliding groove; the first adapter block can linearly move in the first sliding groove; one end of the first catheter is connected with the consumable handle; the first connecting piece can be detachably connected with an external instrument and is arranged at the other end of the first catheter; the first sliding block is movably arranged in the first sliding cavity of the first connecting piece, and the first sliding block is connected with the first adapter block; the outer sheath tube is arranged on the first adapter block, and the first sliding block is connected with the first adapter block, so that the first adapter block can drive the outer sheath tube to do reciprocating linear movement relative to the consumable handle; the ablation electrode is arranged on the outer sheath tube and can be configured with ablation energy. By the adoption of the structure, automatic conveying of the outer sheath tube and the ablation electrode can be achieved, operation is convenient and fast, and control is easy.
Owner:SHANGHAI SHUNENG MEDICAL TECH CO LTD

System and method for estimating tissue heating of a target ablation zone for electrical-energy based therapies

Systems and methods are provided for modeling and for providing a graphical representation of tissue heating and electric field distributions for medical treatment devices that apply electrical treatment energy through one or a plurality of electrodes. In embodiments, methods comprise: providing one or more parameters of a treatment protocol for delivering one or more electrical pulses to tissue through a plurality of electrodes; modeling electric and heat distribution in the tissue based on the parameters; and displaying a graphical representation of the modeled electric and heat distribution. In another embodiment, a treatment planning module is adapted to generate an estimated target ablation zone based on a combination of one or more parameters for an irreversible electroporation protocol and one or more tissue-specific conductivity parameters.
Owner:VIRGINIA TECH INTELLECTUAL PROPERTIES INC

Multi-lumen-catheter system for a minimally-invasive treatment

A system for performing minimally invasive procedures in a body lumen of a patient including a flexible catheter having a first lumen configured and dimensioned to receive an endoscope therethrough and a second lumen configured and dimensioned to receive a first flexible tube therethrough. The first flexible tube is movable through the second lumen and has a distal portion including a first curve extending in a first direction with respect to the longitudinal axis and a second curve extending in a second different direction with respect to the longitudinal axis. A retractor system is positioned at a distal portion of the catheter and is movable from a non-expanded insertion position to an expanded position forming an expanded cage to form a larger working space. The distal portion of the first flexible tube is movable within the expanded cage.
Owner:BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED INC

Apparatus, systems and methods for soft tissue ablation

Systems, devices, and methods described herein relate to generation and delivery of pulsed waveforms, e.g., for therapy delivery in soft tissue ablation procedures. In some embodiments, a pulse generator is configured to generate a voltage pulse train including a plurality of biphasic pulses, each biphasic pulse of the plurality of biphasic pulses including a positive pulse, a negative pulse, and an inter-phase delay separating the positive pulse and the negative pulse. In some embodiments, successive biphasic pulses of the plurality of biphasic pulses can be separated by a pulse-to-pulse delay such that the plurality of biphasic pulses is separated by a plurality of pulse-to-pulse delays, and the plurality of pulse-to-pulse delays can include increasing or decreasing sequences of pulse-to-pulse delays.
Owner:ALPFA MEDICAL INC