System for operating an ablation generator with dual energy source

• US 20030212390A1
• Filed: 05/07/2002
• Published: 11/13/2003
• Est. Priority Date: 05/07/2002
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Irvine Biomedical, Inc. (Abbott Laboratories)
• Original Assignee: Irvine Biomedical, Inc. (Abbott Laboratories)
• Inventors: Chen, Peter C., Hata, Cary K., Nguyen, Tho Hoang, Rama, Alan de la
• Application Number:
  US10/143,100
• Publication Number:
  US 20030212390A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 606/27
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 17/22012 in direct contact with, or very close to, the obstruction or concrement for removing obstructions in blood vessels by laser A61B18/245
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 18/1492 having a flexible, catheter-like structure, e.g. for heart ablation A61B18/1477 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2017/00243 cardiac
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2018/00357 Endocardium
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2018/1467 using more than two electrodes on a single probe
• CPC Class Codes: A61N 7/02 Localised ultrasound hyperthermia hyperthermia in general A61F7/00

Abstract

A catheter system has an RF catheter, an ultrasound catheter, and an ablation generator coupled to the RF generator and the ultrasound generator. The ablation generator is capable of generating RF energy and ultrasound energy.

Claims

1. A catheter system, comprising:

an RF catheter;

an ultrasound catheter; and

an ablation generator coupled to the RF generator and the ultrasound generator and having means for generating RF energy and ultrasound energy.