US Patent Issued to St. Jude Medical Cardiology Division on July 15 for "Balloon-in-basket ablation catheter" (California Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,357,364, issued on July 15, was assigned to St. Jude Medical Cardiology Division Inc. (St. Paul, Minn.).

"Balloon-in-basket ablation catheter" was invented by John W. Sliwa (San Jose, Calif.) and Stephen A. Morse (Menlo Par, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A catheter comprises a catheter shaft having a proximal end portion and a distal end portion, the catheter shaft defining a lumen, the lumen configured for at least one of fluid delivery and inflation, a balloon configured to be coupled to the distal end portion of the catheter shaft, wherein the balloon defines a volume in flow communication with the lumen, and a plurality of en...