IP Library Granted Patent US 11,278,349
Granted Patent B2
US 11,278,349 · App. 14/930,048 · Granted Mar 22, 2022

Intracardiac tools and methods for delivery of electroporation therapies

Inventors: Mark T. Stewart (Lino Lakes, MN); Jordon D. Honeck (Maple Grove, MN)
Assignee: Medtronic Ablation Frontiers LLC
A61B18/1492A61N1/327A61B2018/00357A61B2018/00613A61B2018/1435
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Patent No.
US 11,278,349
App. No.
14/930,048
Granted
Mar 22, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

A medical system, including a medical device having a plurality of deployable arms, and at least one electrode on at least one of the plurality of arms; and an electric signal generator in communication with the medical device, the electric signal generator programmed to deliver pulsed energy to the medical device sufficient to induce irreversible electroporation ablation.

Claims (15)

1. An electrosurgical system, comprising:

a treatment energy source being configured to:

deliver at least one train of 10 to 60 biphasic electroporation pulses, each of the at least one train of 10 to 60 biphasic electroporation pulses lasting at most approximately 50 milliseconds, each of the 10 to 60 biphasic electroporation pulses of each of the at least one train of 10 to 60 biphasic electroporation pulses having a pulse width of between 3 μs and 5 μs, and delivery of the electroporation energy at an output voltage that is between 800 and 2000 volts.

2. The electrosurgical system of claim 1 , wherein the output voltage is between 800 and 1000 volts at a current in a range of between 8 and 25 Amps.

3. The electrosurgical system of claim 1 , wherein each of the at least one train of 10 to 60 biphasic electroporation pulses includes 40 biphasic electroporation pulses and lasts 8 milliseconds.

4. The electrosurgical system of claim 3 , wherein each of the 40 biphasic electroporation pulses has a pulse width of 5 μs and an inter-pulse interval of 20 μs.

5. The electrosurgical system of claim 1 , wherein the output voltage is between 800 and 1000 volts and each of the 10 to 60 biphasic electroporation pulses has a pulse width of 3 μs.

6. An electrosurgical system, comprising:

a treatment energy source configured to deliver electroporation energy, the electroporation energy:

including at least one train of 10-60 biphasic electroporation pulses, each of the at least one train of 10-60 biphasic electroporation pulses lasting at most approximately 50 milliseconds, each of the 10 to 60 biphasic electroporation pulses of each of the at least one train of 10 to 60 biphasic electroporation pulses having a pulse width between 3 μs and 5 μs; and

including a cycle length of approximately 800 μs,

the treatment energy source being further configured to deliver the electroporation energy at an output voltage that is between 800 and 2000 volts at a current in a range of between approximately 8 and approximately 25 Amps.

7. The electrosurgical system of claim 6 , further comprising a medical device including a plurality of electrodes in electrical communication with the treatment energy source.

8. The electrosurgical system of claim 7 , wherein each of the plurality of electrodes includes an electrically conductive surface and an electrically insulated surface.

9. The electrosurgical system of claim 6 , wherein each of the 10 to 60 biphasic electroporation pulses has an inter-pulse interval of 20 μs.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 12, 2023
From: MEDTRONIC ABLATION FRONTIERS LLC
To: MEDTRONIC IRELAND MANUFACTURING UNLIMITED COMPANY
Reel/Frame 064873/0759 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 2, 2015
From: STEWART, MARK T.; HONECK, JORDON D.
To: MEDTRONIC ABLATION FRONTIERS LLC
Reel/Frame 036937/0861 →
Continuity (2)
Continuation 13194259 · Jul 29, 2011
Related Publication 20160051324A1 · Feb 25, 2016
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