IP Library › Granted Patent US 12,408,824
Granted Patent B2
US 12,408,824 · App. 16/224,158 · Granted Sep 9, 2025

Tissue visualization and manipulation system

Inventor: Vahid Saadat (Atherton, CA)
Assignee: INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS, INC.
A61B1/005A61B1/0008A61B1/00082A61B1/00085A61B1/00089A61B1/00096A61B1/015A61B1/018A61B1/04A61B1/3137A61B5/02007A61B5/6882A61B5/0031A61B8/12A61B2018/0212
View Patent ↗
Loading inventors, assignments & file history…
Monitor This Case
Get email alerts when status or documents change.
Order Certified Copies
Most orders are placed with the USPTO same day — all within 24 business hours.
Order via The Patent Place →
Pre-filled with this patent's details
Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 12,408,824
App. No.
16/224,158
Granted
Sep 9, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

A tissue imaging assembly includes a steerable sheath and a steerable catheter deployable within the sheath. The tissue imaging assembly also includes an imaging hood at a distal end of the steerable catheter. The imaging hood is independently translatable with respect to the steerable sheath and the steerable catheter. The steerable catheter includes an imaging element and a lumen for delivering an elongate instrument out a distal region of the steerable catheter.

Claims (16)

1. A tissue imaging assembly comprising:

a first steerable catheter comprising a plurality of pull wires configured to control articulation of the first steerable catheter and a lumen, wherein the lumen opens through a distal face at a distal end of the first steerable catheter; and

a second steerable catheter deployable within the lumen of the first steerable catheter, the second steerable catheter comprising:

a lumen for delivering an elongate instrument out a distal region of the second steerable catheter; and

an imager attached to the distal region of the second steerable catheter.

2. The tissue imaging assembly of claim 1 , wherein the elongate instrument comprises a guidewire.

3. The tissue imaging assembly of claim 1 , wherein the elongate instrument comprises a needle.

4. The tissue imaging assembly of claim 1 , wherein the elongate instrument comprises an electrode.

5. The tissue imaging assembly of claim 1 , wherein the imager comprises an optical imaging fiber.

6. The tissue imaging assembly of claim 1 , wherein the second steerable catheter further comprises an expandable hood.

7. A method comprising:

translating a second steerable catheter with respect to a first steerable catheter, the second steerable catheter supporting an imager attached to a distal region of the second steerable catheter and comprising a lumen for delivering an elongate instrument out the distal region of the second steerable catheter, the first steerable catheter comprising a plurality of pull wires configured to control articulation of the first steerable catheter and a lumen receiving the second steerable catheter, the lumen of the first steerable catheter opening through a distal face at a distal end of the first steerable catheter;

inserting the elongate instrument through the lumen of the second steerable catheter; and

imaging a tissue region with the imager while the elongate instrument projects distally from the lumen of the second steerable catheter.

8. The method of claim 7 , further comprising, expanding an imaging hood that is at a distal end of the second steerable catheter, the imaging hood being independently translatable from the first steerable catheter.

9. The method of claim 7 , wherein the lumen of the second steerable catheter comprises a guidewire lumen and the elongate instrument comprises a guidewire.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 18, 2018
From: VOYAGE MEDICAL, INC.
To: INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS, INC.
Reel/Frame 047809/0602 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 18, 2018
From: SAADAT, VAHID
To: VOYAGE MEDICAL, INC.
Reel/Frame 047951/0791 →
Continuity (6)
Continuation 15999543 · Aug 20, 2018
Continuation 14662960 · Mar 19, 2015
Continuation 12947198 · Nov 16, 2010
Continuation 11259498 · Oct 25, 2005
Provisional Application 60649246 · Feb 2, 2005
Related Publication 20190125166A1 · May 2, 2019
References Cited (400)
US 623002A · Fitzgerald · 1899 [cited by applicant]
US 623022A · Johnson · 1899 [cited by applicant]
US 2305462A · Wolf · 1942 [cited by applicant]
US 2453862A · Salisbury · 1948 [cited by applicant]
US 3559651A · Moss · 1971 [cited by applicant]
US 3831587A · Boyd · 1974 [cited by applicant]
US 3874388A · King et al. · 1975 [cited by applicant]
US 3903877A · Terada · 1975 [cited by applicant]
US 4175545A · Termanini · 1979 [cited by applicant]
US 4198981A · Sinnreich · 1980 [cited by applicant]
US 4326529A · Doss et al. · 1982 [cited by applicant]
US 4403612A · Fogarty · 1983 [cited by applicant]
US 4445892A · Hussein et al. · 1984 [cited by applicant]
US 4470407A · Hussein · 1984 [cited by applicant]
US 4517976A · Murakoshi et al. · 1985 [cited by applicant]
US 4569335A · Tsuno · 1986 [cited by applicant]
US 4576146A · Kawazoe et al. · 1986 [cited by applicant]
US 4615333A · Taguchi · 1986 [cited by applicant]
US 4619247A · Inoue et al. · 1986 [cited by applicant]
US 4676258A · Inokuchi et al. · 1987 [cited by applicant]
US 4681093A · Ono et al. · 1987 [cited by applicant]
US 4696668A · Wilcox · 1987 [cited by applicant]
US 4709698A · Johnston et al. · 1987 [cited by applicant]
US 4710192A · Liotta et al. · 1987 [cited by applicant]
US 4727418A · Kato et al. · 1988 [cited by applicant]
US 4772260A · Heyden · 1988 [cited by applicant]
US 4784133A · Mackin · 1988 [cited by applicant]
US 4838246A · Hahn et al. · 1989 [cited by applicant]
US 4848323A · Marijnissen et al. · 1989 [cited by applicant]
US 4880015A · Nierman · 1989 [cited by applicant]
US 4911148A · Sosnowski et al. · 1990 [cited by applicant]
US 4914521A · Adair · 1990 [cited by applicant]
US 4943290A · Rexroth et al. · 1990 [cited by applicant]
US 4950285A · Wilk · 1990 [cited by applicant]
US 4957484A · Murtfeldt · 1990 [cited by applicant]
US 4960411A · Buchbinder · 1990 [cited by applicant]
US 4961738A · Mackin · 1990 [cited by applicant]
US 4976710A · Mackin · 1990 [cited by applicant]
US 4991578A · Cohen · 1991 [cited by applicant]
US 4994069A · Ritchart et al. · 1991 [cited by applicant]
US 4998916A · Hammerslag et al. · 1991 [cited by applicant]
US 4998972A · Chin et al. · 1991 [cited by applicant]
US 5025778A · Silverstein et al. · 1991 [cited by applicant]
US 5047028A · Qian · 1991 [cited by applicant]
US 5057106A · Kasevich et al. · 1991 [cited by applicant]
US 5090959A · Samson et al. · 1992 [cited by applicant]
US 5123428A · Schwarz · 1992 [cited by applicant]
US RE34002E · Adair · 1992 [cited by applicant]
US 5156141A · Krebs et al. · 1992 [cited by applicant]
US 5171259A · Inoue · 1992 [cited by applicant]
US 5197457A · Adair · 1993 [cited by applicant]
US 5270810A · Nishimura · 1993 [cited by examiner]
US 5281238A · Chin et al. · 1994 [cited by applicant]
US 5282827A · Kensey et al. · 1994 [cited by applicant]
US 5305121A · Moll · 1994 [cited by applicant]
US 5306234A · Johnson · 1994 [cited by applicant]
US 5313934A · Wiita et al. · 1994 [cited by applicant]
US 5313943A · Houser et al. · 1994 [cited by applicant]
US 5330496A · Alferness · 1994 [cited by applicant]
US 5334159A · Turkel · 1994 [cited by applicant]
US 5334193A · Nardella · 1994 [cited by applicant]
US 5336252A · Cohen · 1994 [cited by applicant]
US 5339800A · Wiita et al. · 1994 [cited by applicant]
US 5345927A · Bonutti · 1994 [cited by applicant]
US 5348554A · Imran et al. · 1994 [cited by applicant]
US 5353792A · Luebbers et al. · 1994 [cited by applicant]
US 5370647A · Graber et al. · 1994 [cited by applicant]
US 5373840A · Knighton · 1994 [cited by applicant]
US 5375612A · Cottenceau et al. · 1994 [cited by applicant]
US 5385146A · Goldreyer · 1995 [cited by applicant]
US 5385148A · Lesh et al. · 1995 [cited by applicant]
US 5391182A · Chin · 1995 [cited by applicant]
US 5391199A · Ben-Haim · 1995 [cited by applicant]
US 5403311A · Abele et al. · 1995 [cited by applicant]
US 5403326A · Harrison et al. · 1995 [cited by applicant]
US 5405360A · Tovey · 1995 [cited by applicant]
US 5405376A · Mulier et al. · 1995 [cited by applicant]
US 5409483A · Campbell et al. · 1995 [cited by applicant]
US 5411016A · Kume et al. · 1995 [cited by applicant]
US 5413104A · Buijs et al. · 1995 [cited by applicant]
US 5421338A · Crowley et al. · 1995 [cited by applicant]
US 5431649A · Mulier et al. · 1995 [cited by applicant]
US 5453785A · Lenhardt et al. · 1995 [cited by applicant]
US 5458612A · Chin · 1995 [cited by applicant]
US 5462521A · Brucker et al. · 1995 [cited by applicant]
US 5471515A · Fossum et al. · 1995 [cited by applicant]
US 5498230A · Adair · 1996 [cited by applicant]
US 5505730A · Edwards · 1996 [cited by applicant]
US 5515853A · Smith et al. · 1996 [cited by applicant]
US 5527338A · Purdy · 1996 [cited by applicant]
US 5549603A · Feiring · 1996 [cited by applicant]
US 5558619A · Kami et al. · 1996 [cited by applicant]
US 5571088A · Lennox et al. · 1996 [cited by applicant]
US 5575756A · Karasawa et al. · 1996 [cited by applicant]
US 5575810A · Swanson et al. · 1996 [cited by applicant]
US 5584872A · Lafontaine et al. · 1996 [cited by applicant]
US 5591119A · Adair · 1997 [cited by applicant]
US 5593405A · Osypka · 1997 [cited by applicant]
US 5593422A · Muijs Van De Moer et al. · 1997 [cited by applicant]
US 5593424A · Northrup, III · 1997 [cited by applicant]
US 5643282A · Kieturakis · 1997 [cited by applicant]
US 5653677A · Okada et al. · 1997 [cited by applicant]
US 5662671A · Barbut et al. · 1997 [cited by applicant]
US 5665062A · Houser · 1997 [cited by applicant]
US 5672153A · Lax et al. · 1997 [cited by applicant]
US 5676693A · Lafontaine · 1997 [cited by applicant]
US 5681308A · Edwards et al. · 1997 [cited by applicant]
US 5695448A · Kimura et al. · 1997 [cited by applicant]
US 5697281A · Eggers et al. · 1997 [cited by applicant]
US 5697882A · Eggers et al. · 1997 [cited by applicant]
US 5709224A · Behl et al. · 1998 [cited by applicant]
US 5713907A · Hogendijk et al. · 1998 [cited by applicant]
US 5713946A · Ben-Haim · 1998 [cited by applicant]
US 5716321A · Kerin et al. · 1998 [cited by applicant]
US 5716325A · Bonutti · 1998 [cited by applicant]
US 5722403A · McGee et al. · 1998 [cited by applicant]
US 5725523A · Mueller · 1998 [cited by applicant]
US 5743851A · Moll et al. · 1998 [cited by applicant]
US 5746747A · McKeating · 1998 [cited by applicant]
US 5749846A · Edwards et al. · 1998 [cited by applicant]
US 5749889A · Bacich et al. · 1998 [cited by applicant]
US 5749890A · Shaknovich · 1998 [cited by applicant]
US 5754313A · Pelchy et al. · 1998 [cited by applicant]
US 5766137A · Omata · 1998 [cited by applicant]
US 5769846A · Edwards et al. · 1998 [cited by applicant]
US 5792045A · Adair · 1998 [cited by applicant]
US 5797903A · Swanson et al. · 1998 [cited by applicant]
US 5823947A · Yoon · 1998 [cited by examiner]
US 5827175A · Tanaka et al. · 1998 [cited by applicant]
US 5827268A · Laufer · 1998 [cited by applicant]
US 5829447A · Stevens et al. · 1998 [cited by applicant]
US 5842973A · Bullard · 1998 [cited by applicant]
US 5843118A · Sepetka et al. · 1998 [cited by applicant]
US 5846221A · Snoke et al. · 1998 [cited by applicant]
US 5846239A · Swanson et al. · 1998 [cited by applicant]
US 5848969A · Panescu et al. · 1998 [cited by applicant]
US 5860974A · Abele · 1999 [cited by applicant]
US 5860991A · Klein et al. · 1999 [cited by applicant]
US 5865791A · Whayne et al. · 1999 [cited by applicant]
US 5873815A · Kerin et al. · 1999 [cited by applicant]
US 5879366A · Shaw et al. · 1999 [cited by applicant]
US 5895417A · Pomeranz et al. · 1999 [cited by applicant]
US 5897487A · Ouchi · 1999 [cited by applicant]
US 5897553A · Mulier et al. · 1999 [cited by applicant]
US 5902328A · LaFontaine et al. · 1999 [cited by applicant]
US 5904651A · Swanson et al. · 1999 [cited by applicant]
US 5908445A · Whayne et al. · 1999 [cited by applicant]
US 5916147A · Boury · 1999 [cited by applicant]
US 5925038A · Panescu et al. · 1999 [cited by applicant]
US 5928250A · Koike et al. · 1999 [cited by applicant]
US 5929901A · Adair et al. · 1999 [cited by applicant]
US 5937614A · Watkins et al. · 1999 [cited by applicant]
US 5941845A · Tu et al. · 1999 [cited by applicant]
US 5944690A · Falwell et al. · 1999 [cited by applicant]
US 5964755A · Edwards · 1999 [cited by applicant]
US 5968053A · Revelas · 1999 [cited by applicant]
US 5971983A · Lesh · 1999 [cited by applicant]
US 5980484A · Ressemann et al. · 1999 [cited by applicant]
US 5985307A · Hanson et al. · 1999 [cited by applicant]
US 5986693A · Adair et al. · 1999 [cited by applicant]
US 5997571A · Farr et al. · 1999 [cited by applicant]
US 6004269A · Crowley et al. · 1999 [cited by applicant]
US 6007521A · Bidwell et al. · 1999 [cited by applicant]
US 6012457A · Lesh · 2000 [cited by applicant]
US 6013024A · Mitsuda et al. · 2000 [cited by applicant]
US 6024740A · Lesh et al. · 2000 [cited by applicant]
US 6027501A · Goble et al. · 2000 [cited by applicant]
US 6036685A · Mueller · 2000 [cited by applicant]
US 6043839A · Adair et al. · 2000 [cited by applicant]
US 6047218A · Whayne et al. · 2000 [cited by applicant]
US 6063077A · Schaer · 2000 [cited by applicant]
US 6063081A · Mulier et al. · 2000 [cited by applicant]
US 6068653A · LaFontaine · 2000 [cited by applicant]
US 6071279A · Whayne et al. · 2000 [cited by applicant]
US 6071302A · Sinofsky et al. · 2000 [cited by applicant]
US 6081740A · Gombrich et al. · 2000 [cited by applicant]
US 6086528A · Adair · 2000 [cited by applicant]
US 6086534A · Kesten · 2000 [cited by applicant]
US 6099498A · Addis · 2000 [cited by applicant]
US 6099514A · Sharkey et al. · 2000 [cited by applicant]
US 6102905A · Baxter et al. · 2000 [cited by applicant]
US 6112123A · Kelleher et al. · 2000 [cited by applicant]
US 6115626A · Whayne et al. · 2000 [cited by applicant]
US 6123703A · Tu et al. · 2000 [cited by applicant]
US 6123718A · Tu et al. · 2000 [cited by applicant]
US 6129724A · Fleischman et al. · 2000 [cited by applicant]
US 6139508A · Simpson et al. · 2000 [cited by applicant]
US 6142993A · Whayne et al. · 2000 [cited by applicant]
US 6152144A · Lesh et al. · 2000 [cited by applicant]
US 6156350A · Constantz · 2000 [cited by applicant]
US 6159203A · Sinofsky · 2000 [cited by applicant]
US 6161543A · Cox et al. · 2000 [cited by applicant]
US 6164283A · Lesh · 2000 [cited by applicant]
US 6167297A · Benaron · 2000 [cited by applicant]
US 6168591B1 · Sinofsky · 2001 [cited by applicant]
US 6168594B1 · LaFontaine et al. · 2001 [cited by applicant]
US 6174307B1 · Daniel et al. · 2001 [cited by applicant]
US 6178346B1 · Amundson et al. · 2001 [cited by applicant]
US 6190381B1 · Olsen et al. · 2001 [cited by applicant]
US 6211904B1 · Adair et al. · 2001 [cited by applicant]
US 6224553B1 · Nevo · 2001 [cited by applicant]
US 6231561B1 · Frazier et al. · 2001 [cited by applicant]
US 6234995B1 · Peacock, III · 2001 [cited by applicant]
US 6235044B1 · Root et al. · 2001 [cited by applicant]
US 6237605B1 · Vaska et al. · 2001 [cited by applicant]
US 6238393B1 · Mulier et al. · 2001 [cited by applicant]
US 6240312B1 · Alfano et al. · 2001 [cited by applicant]
US 6254598B1 · Edwards et al. · 2001 [cited by applicant]
US 6258083B1 · Daniel et al. · 2001 [cited by applicant]
US 6261226B1 · McKenna et al. · 2001 [cited by applicant]
US 6263224B1 · West · 2001 [cited by applicant]
US 6266551B1 · Osadchy et al. · 2001 [cited by applicant]
US 6270492B1 · Sinofsky · 2001 [cited by applicant]
US 6275255B1 · Adair et al. · 2001 [cited by applicant]
US 6280450B1 · McGuckin, Jr. · 2001 [cited by applicant]
US 6290689B1 · Delaney et al. · 2001 [cited by applicant]
US 6306081B1 · Ishikawa et al. · 2001 [cited by applicant]
US 6310642B1 · Adair et al. · 2001 [cited by applicant]
US 6311692B1 · Vaska et al. · 2001 [cited by applicant]
US 6314962B1 · Vaska et al. · 2001 [cited by applicant]
US 6314963B1 · Vaska et al. · 2001 [cited by applicant]
US 6315777B1 · Comben · 2001 [cited by applicant]
US 6315778B1 · Gambale et al. · 2001 [cited by applicant]
US 6322536B1 · Rosengart et al. · 2001 [cited by applicant]
US 6325797B1 · Stewart et al. · 2001 [cited by applicant]
US 6328727B1 · Frazier et al. · 2001 [cited by applicant]
US 6358247B1 · Altman et al. · 2002 [cited by applicant]
US 6358248B1 · Mulier et al. · 2002 [cited by applicant]
US 6375654B1 · McIntyre · 2002 [cited by applicant]
US 6379345B1 · Constantz · 2002 [cited by applicant]
US 6383195B1 · Richard · 2002 [cited by applicant]
US 6385476B1 · Osadchy et al. · 2002 [cited by applicant]
US 6387043B1 · Yoon · 2002 [cited by applicant]
US 6387071B1 · Constantz · 2002 [cited by applicant]
US 6394096B1 · Constantz · 2002 [cited by applicant]
US 6396873B1 · Goldstein et al. · 2002 [cited by applicant]
US 6398780B1 · Farley et al. · 2002 [cited by applicant]
US 6401719B1 · Farley et al. · 2002 [cited by applicant]
US 6409722B1 · Hoey et al. · 2002 [cited by applicant]
US 6416511B1 · Lesh et al. · 2002 [cited by applicant]
US 6419669B1 · Frazier et al. · 2002 [cited by applicant]
US 6423051B1 · Kaplan et al. · 2002 [cited by applicant]
US 6423055B1 · Farr et al. · 2002 [cited by applicant]
US 6423058B1 · Edwards et al. · 2002 [cited by applicant]
US 6428536B2 · Panescu et al. · 2002 [cited by applicant]
US 6436118B1 · Kayan · 2002 [cited by applicant]
US 6440061B1 · Wenner et al. · 2002 [cited by applicant]
US 6440119B1 · Nakada et al. · 2002 [cited by applicant]
US 6458151B1 · Saltiel · 2002 [cited by applicant]
US 6461327B1 · Addis et al. · 2002 [cited by applicant]
US 6464697B1 · Edwards et al. · 2002 [cited by applicant]
US 6474340B1 · Vaska et al. · 2002 [cited by applicant]
US 6475223B1 · Werp et al. · 2002 [cited by applicant]
US 6478769B1 · Parker · 2002 [cited by applicant]
US 6482162B1 · Moore · 2002 [cited by applicant]
US 6484727B1 · Vaska et al. · 2002 [cited by applicant]
US 6485489B2 · Teirstein et al. · 2002 [cited by applicant]
US 6488671B1 · Constantz et al. · 2002 [cited by applicant]
US 6494902B2 · Hoey et al. · 2002 [cited by applicant]
US 6497651B1 · Kan et al. · 2002 [cited by applicant]
US 6497705B2 · Comben · 2002 [cited by applicant]
US 6500174B1 · Maguire et al. · 2002 [cited by applicant]
US 6502576B1 · Lesh · 2003 [cited by applicant]
US 6514249B1 · Maguire et al. · 2003 [cited by applicant]
US 6517533B1 · Swaminathan · 2003 [cited by applicant]
US 6527979B2 · Constantz et al. · 2003 [cited by applicant]
US 6532380B1 · Close et al. · 2003 [cited by applicant]
US 6533767B2 · Johansson et al. · 2003 [cited by applicant]
US 6537272B2 · Christopherson et al. · 2003 [cited by applicant]
US 6538375B1 · Duggal et al. · 2003 [cited by applicant]
US 6540733B2 · Constantz et al. · 2003 [cited by applicant]
US 6540744B2 · Hassett et al. · 2003 [cited by applicant]
US 6544195B2 · Wilson et al. · 2003 [cited by applicant]
US 6547780B1 · Sinofsky · 2003 [cited by applicant]
US 6549800B1 · Atalar et al. · 2003 [cited by applicant]
US 6558375B1 · Sinofsky et al. · 2003 [cited by applicant]
US 6558382B2 · Jahns et al. · 2003 [cited by applicant]
US 6562020B1 · Constantz et al. · 2003 [cited by applicant]
US 6572609B1 · Farr et al. · 2003 [cited by applicant]
US 6579285B2 · Sinofsky · 2003 [cited by applicant]
US 6585732B2 · Mulier et al. · 2003 [cited by applicant]
US 6587709B2 · Solf et al. · 2003 [cited by applicant]
US 6593884B1 · Gilboa et al. · 2003 [cited by applicant]
US 6605055B1 · Sinofsky et al. · 2003 [cited by applicant]
US 6613062B1 · Leckrone et al. · 2003 [cited by applicant]
US 6622732B2 · Constantz · 2003 [cited by applicant]
US 6626855B1 · Weng et al. · 2003 [cited by applicant]
US 6626899B2 · Houser et al. · 2003 [cited by applicant]
US 6626900B1 · Sinofsky et al. · 2003 [cited by applicant]
US 6632171B2 · Iddan et al. · 2003 [cited by applicant]
US 6635070B2 · Leeflang et al. · 2003 [cited by applicant]
US 6645202B1 · Pless et al. · 2003 [cited by applicant]
US 6650923B1 · Lesh et al. · 2003 [cited by applicant]
US 6658279B2 · Swanson et al. · 2003 [cited by applicant]
US 6659940B2 · Adler · 2003 [cited by applicant]
US 6663821B2 · Seward · 2003 [cited by applicant]
US 6673090B2 · Root et al. · 2004 [cited by applicant]
US 6676656B2 · Sinofsky · 2004 [cited by applicant]
US 6679836B2 · Couvillon, Jr. et al. · 2004 [cited by applicant]
US 6682526B1 · Jones et al. · 2004 [cited by applicant]
US 6689051B2 · Nakada et al. · 2004 [cited by applicant]
US 6689128B2 · Sliwa et al. · 2004 [cited by applicant]
US 6692430B2 · Adler · 2004 [cited by applicant]
US 6701581B2 · Senovich et al. · 2004 [cited by applicant]
US 6701931B2 · Sliwa et al. · 2004 [cited by applicant]
US 6702780B1 · Gilboa et al. · 2004 [cited by applicant]
US 6704043B2 · Goldstein et al. · 2004 [cited by applicant]
US 6706039B2 · Mulier et al. · 2004 [cited by applicant]
US 6712798B2 · Constantz · 2004 [cited by applicant]
US 6719747B2 · Constantz et al. · 2004 [cited by applicant]
US 6719755B2 · Sliwa et al. · 2004 [cited by applicant]
US 6730063B2 · Delaney et al. · 2004 [cited by applicant]
US 6736810B2 · Hoey et al. · 2004 [cited by applicant]
US 6749617B1 · Palasis et al. · 2004 [cited by applicant]
US 6751492B2 · Ben-Haim · 2004 [cited by applicant]
US 6755790B2 · Stewart et al. · 2004 [cited by applicant]
US 6755811B1 · Constantz · 2004 [cited by applicant]
US 6764487B2 · Mulier et al. · 2004 [cited by applicant]
US 6770070B1 · Balbierz · 2004 [cited by applicant]
US 6771996B2 · Bowe et al. · 2004 [cited by applicant]
US 6773402B2 · Govari et al. · 2004 [cited by applicant]
US 6780151B2 · Grabover et al. · 2004 [cited by applicant]
US 6805128B1 · Pless et al. · 2004 [cited by applicant]
US 6805129B1 · Pless et al. · 2004 [cited by applicant]
US 6811562B1 · Pless · 2004 [cited by applicant]
US 6833814B2 · Gilboa et al. · 2004 [cited by applicant]
US 6840923B1 · Lapcevic · 2005 [cited by applicant]
US 6840936B2 · Sliwa et al. · 2005 [cited by applicant]
US 6849073B2 · Hoey et al. · 2005 [cited by applicant]
US 6858005B2 · Ohline et al. · 2005 [cited by applicant]
US 6858026B2 · Sliwa et al. · 2005 [cited by applicant]
US 6858905B2 · Hsu et al. · 2005 [cited by applicant]
US 6863668B2 · Gillespie et al. · 2005 [cited by applicant]
US 6866651B2 · Constantz · 2005 [cited by applicant]
US 6887237B2 · McGaffigan · 2005 [cited by applicant]
US 6892091B1 · Ben-Haim et al. · 2005 [cited by applicant]
US 6896690B1 · Lambrecht et al. · 2005 [cited by applicant]
US 6899672B2 · Chin et al. · 2005 [cited by applicant]
US 6915154B1 · Docherty et al. · 2005 [cited by applicant]
US 6916284B2 · Moriyama · 2005 [cited by applicant]
US 6916286B2 · Kazakevich · 2005 [cited by applicant]
US 6923805B1 · LaFontaine et al. · 2005 [cited by applicant]
US 6929010B2 · Vaska et al. · 2005 [cited by applicant]
US 6932809B2 · Sinofsky · 2005 [cited by applicant]
US 6939348B2 · Malecki et al. · 2005 [cited by applicant]
US 6942657B2 · Sinofsky et al. · 2005 [cited by applicant]
US 6949095B2 · Vaska et al. · 2005 [cited by applicant]
US 6953457B2 · Farr et al. · 2005 [cited by applicant]
US 6955173B2 · Lesh · 2005 [cited by applicant]
US 6958069B2 · Shipp, I et al. · 2005 [cited by applicant]
US 6962589B2 · Mulier et al. · 2005 [cited by applicant]
US 6971394B2 · Sliwa et al. · 2005 [cited by applicant]
US 6974464B2 · Quijano et al. · 2005 [cited by applicant]
US 6979290B2 · Mourlas et al. · 2005 [cited by applicant]
US 6982740B2 · Adair et al. · 2006 [cited by applicant]
US 6984232B2 · Vanney et al. · 2006 [cited by applicant]
US 6994094B2 · Schwartz · 2006 [cited by applicant]
US 7001329B2 · Kobayashi et al. · 2006 [cited by applicant]
US 7019610B2 · Creighton et al. · 2006 [cited by applicant]
US 7025746B2 · Tal · 2006 [cited by applicant]
US 7030904B2 · Adair et al. · 2006 [cited by applicant]
US 7041098B2 · Farley et al. · 2006 [cited by applicant]
US 7042487B2 · Nakashima · 2006 [cited by applicant]
US 7044135B2 · Lesh · 2006 [cited by applicant]
US 7052493B2 · Vaska et al. · 2006 [cited by applicant]
US 7090683B2 · Brock et al. · 2006 [cited by applicant]
US 7118566B2 · Jahns · 2006 [cited by applicant]
US 7156845B2 · Mulier et al. · 2007 [cited by applicant]
US 7163534B2 · Brucker et al. · 2007 [cited by applicant]
US 7166537B2 · Jacobsen et al. · 2007 [cited by applicant]
US 7169144B2 · Hoey et al. · 2007 [cited by applicant]
US 7179224B2 · Willis · 2007 [cited by applicant]
US 7186214B2 · Ness · 2007 [cited by applicant]
US 7207984B2 · Farr et al. · 2007 [cited by applicant]
US 7217268B2 · Eggers et al. · 2007 [cited by applicant]
US 7242832B2 · Carlin et al. · 2007 [cited by applicant]
US 7247155B2 · Hoey et al. · 2007 [cited by applicant]
US 7261711B2 · Mulier et al. · 2007 [cited by applicant]
US 7263397B2 · Hauck et al. · 2007 [cited by applicant]
US 7276061B2 · Schaer et al. · 2007 [cited by applicant]
US 7309328B2 · Kaplan et al. · 2007 [cited by applicant]
US 7322934B2 · Miyake et al. · 2008 [cited by applicant]
US 7323001B2 · Clubb et al. · 2008 [cited by applicant]
US 7416552B2 · Paul et al. · 2008 [cited by applicant]
US 7435248B2 · Taimisto et al. · 2008 [cited by applicant]
US 7527625B2 · Knight et al. · 2009 [cited by applicant]
US 7534204B2 · Starksen et al. · 2009 [cited by applicant]
US 7534294B1 · Gaynor et al. · 2009 [cited by applicant]
US 7569052B2 · Phan et al. · 2009 [cited by applicant]
US 7569952B1 · Bono et al. · 2009 [cited by applicant]
US 7736347B2 · Kaplan et al. · 2010 [cited by applicant]
US 7758499B2 · Adler · 2010 [cited by applicant]
US 7860555B2 · Saadat · 2010 [cited by applicant]
US 7860556B2 · Saadat · 2010 [cited by applicant]
US 7918787B2 · Saadat · 2011 [cited by applicant]
US 7919610B2 · Serebriiskii et al. · 2011 [cited by applicant]
US 7930016B1 · Saadat · 2011 [cited by applicant]
US 8050746B2 · Saadat et al. · 2011 [cited by applicant]
US 8078266B2 · Saadat et al. · 2011 [cited by applicant]
US 8131350B2 · Saadat et al. · 2012 [cited by applicant]