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US 10,631,913 · App. 14/971,497 · Granted Apr 28, 2020

Filter circuit for electrophysiology system

Inventors: Larry J. Hull (Scandia, MN); Timothy G. Curran (Ramsey, MN)
Assignee: St. Jude Medical, Cardiology Division, Inc.
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 10,631,913
App. No.
14/971,497
Granted
Apr 28, 2020
Kind
B2
Abstract

An ablation generator may include an input port for receiving a monitoring signal respective of tissue of the patient and an output port for providing the monitoring signal another device. A filtering circuit may be disposed between the input port and the output port, the filtering circuit configured to present a high impedance at one or more frequencies at or near which a mapping and navigation system associated with the ablation generator transmits a signal. The filtering circuit may additionally or alternatively be provided in a monitoring system or another component in an electrophysiology system.

Claims (10)

1. An ablation generator comprising:

a circuit for generating an RF ablation signal having a frequency appropriate for performing an ablation procedure on tissue of a patient;

an input port for receiving a monitoring signal respective of the tissue of the patient;

an output port for providing the monitoring signal to another device; and

a filtering circuit disposed between the input port and the output port;

wherein said filtering circuit is configured to present a high impedance at a frequency at or near which a mapping and navigation system associated with the ablation generator transmits a signal;

wherein said filtering circuit comprises two channels, each channel comprising a first and a second filter portion, each comprising a respective plurality of LC traps, each LC trap comprising an inductor in parallel with a capacitor, the LC traps being placed in series; and

wherein a first plurality of the LC traps in said first filter portion are tuned to a first same peak frequency between six kilohertz and eight kilohertz, and a second plurality of said LC traps of the first filter portion are tuned to a second same peak frequency between six kilohertz and about seven kilohertz.

2. The ablation generator of claim 1 , wherein said input port comprises respective channels for a plurality of electrodes on a medical device.

3. The ablation generator of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of LC traps of the second filter portion are tuned to or near a harmonic of said frequency of said RF ablation signal.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 12, 2016
From: HULL, LARRY J.; CURRAN, TIMOTHY G.
To: ST. JUDE MEDICAL, CARDIOLOGY DIVISION, INC.
Reel/Frame 037462/0825 →
Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 62098848 · Dec 31, 2014
Related Publication 20160184004A1 · Jun 30, 2016