ENERGY DELIVERY DEVICE AND METHODS OF USE
First Claim
1. An expandable energy delivery assembly adapted to deliver electrical energy to tissue, comprising:
- an elongate device; and
an expandable portion comprisingan inflatable element, a single helical electrode disposed on the inflatable element, and at least one irrigation aperture within the inflatable element, the inflatable element secured to the elongate device, the single helical electrode making between about 0.5 and about 1.5 revolutions around the inflatable element, and the at least one irrigation aperture adapted to allow fluid to flow from within the inflatable element to outside the inflatable element.
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Abstract
The present disclosure is directed to an expandable energy delivery assembly adapted to deliver electrical energy to tissue. The assembly includes an elongate device and an expandable portion. The expandable portion includes an inflatable element, a single helical electrode disposed on the inflatable element, and at least one irrigation aperture within the inflatable element. The inflatable element is secured to the elongate device and the single helical electrode makes between about 0.5 and about 1.5 revolutions around the inflatable element. The at least one irrigation aperture is adapted to allow fluid to flow from within the inflatable element to outside the inflatable element.
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36 Claims
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1. An expandable energy delivery assembly adapted to deliver electrical energy to tissue, comprising:
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an elongate device; and an expandable portion comprising an inflatable element, a single helical electrode disposed on the inflatable element, and at least one irrigation aperture within the inflatable element, the inflatable element secured to the elongate device, the single helical electrode making between about 0.5 and about 1.5 revolutions around the inflatable element, and the at least one irrigation aperture adapted to allow fluid to flow from within the inflatable element to outside the inflatable element. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15-27. -27. (canceled)
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28. A method of manufacturing an expandable energy delivery assembly adapted to deliver energy to tissue, comprising:
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providing an inflatable element secured to an elongate device; inflating the inflatable element; and depositing a conductive material on an exterior surface of the inflatable element to form a single helical electrode making between about 0.5 and about 1.5 revolutions around the inflatable element. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30, 33, 34, 35)
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31-32. -32. (canceled)
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36-73. -73. (canceled)
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