Helical push wire electrode
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1. A catheter comprising:
- an elongate shaft having proximal and distal ends and a lumen extending proximally therethrough from an exit point at the distal end;
a support structure extending distally a fixed distance from the shaft distal end, the shaft being configured to deliver the support structure to a treatment site within a vessel of a human patient; and
a wire electrode slidably disposed within the shaft lumen and having a helical portion extending through the exit point and wrapped around the support structure to terminate in a fixed attachment at a distal end of the support structure, the helical portion being configured to modulate one or more nerves within tissue at or otherwise proximate to a wall of the vessel;
wherein the wire electrode is adapted to be pushed distally through the exit point to cause radial expansion of the helical portion about the support structure, and the wire electrode is further adapted to be withdrawn proximally through the exit point to cause radial collapse of the helical portion about the support structure.
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Abstract
Helical push wire electrodes are provided. The electrodes may create a continuous helical lesion. One or more electrodes may wind around a support section and create a set of helixes having fixed ends and hitches. Pushing or pulling an end of the electrode transforms the electrodes between a delivery configuration and a deployed configuration such that the set of helixes expand or contract axially. Different portions of the electrodes may be surrounded by sleeves. The sleeves may regulate how the wires transform and provide insulation. Various insulation configurations of the electrodes may provide creations of discrete lesions, efficient energy delivery and reduced power consumption.
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1. A catheter comprising:
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an elongate shaft having proximal and distal ends and a lumen extending proximally therethrough from an exit point at the distal end; a support structure extending distally a fixed distance from the shaft distal end, the shaft being configured to deliver the support structure to a treatment site within a vessel of a human patient; and a wire electrode slidably disposed within the shaft lumen and having a helical portion extending through the exit point and wrapped around the support structure to terminate in a fixed attachment at a distal end of the support structure, the helical portion being configured to modulate one or more nerves within tissue at or otherwise proximate to a wall of the vessel; wherein the wire electrode is adapted to be pushed distally through the exit point to cause radial expansion of the helical portion about the support structure, and the wire electrode is further adapted to be withdrawn proximally through the exit point to cause radial collapse of the helical portion about the support structure. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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