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US 2013/0296853 A1Published application
Balloon catheter and electrification system
AssigneeTerumo Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorsRyota Sugimoto, Yousuke Ootani, Ichirou Hirahara
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AssigneeTerumo Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorsRyota Sugimoto, Yousuke Ootani, Ichirou Hirahara
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A balloon catheter is provided with a balloon on the tip of a main shaft. The balloon catheter is provided with: protruding parts that are furnished on the outer surface of the balloon and protrude outward from the outer surface of the balloon at least when the balloon is expanded; and electrodes that are furnished on the leading edges of the protruding parts in the direction of protrusion and are capable of transmitting energy to living tissue. The leading edge electrodes can thereby be delivered near the desired site of treatment by thrusting the protruding parts into living tissue and, in this configuration, energy is transmitted to said treatment site.
A balloon catheter including a balloon on a distal end side of a shaft, comprising:
An energizing system comprising a balloon catheter including a balloon on a distal end side of a shaft and an electrode disposed on an outer surface of the balloon, for transmitting energy to a living body tissue, and a power supply for supplying a high-frequency current to the electrode, wherein
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.