Patent Assignee: EP Technologies, Inc.

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Structures for supporting electrode elements
Inventor: Whayne, et al. | Patent Number: 8114073

Device for installing stasis reducing means in body tissue
Inventor: Fleischman, et al. | Patent Number: 7857822

Composite structures and methods for ablating tissue to form complex lesion patterns in the treatment of cardiac conditions and the like
Inventor: Swanson, et al. | Patent Number: 7837684

Structures for supporting multiple electrode elements
Inventor: Whayne, et al. | Patent Number: 7837681

Composite structures and methods for ablating tissue to form complex lesion patterns in the treatment of cardiac conditions and the like
Inventor: Swanson, et al. | Patent Number: 7413568

Systems and methods for creating long, thin lesions in body tissue
Inventor: Swanson, et al. | Patent Number: 7335196

Methods for electrically isolating a portion of the atria
Inventor: Fleischman, et al. | Patent Number: 7297144

Composite structures and methods for ablating tissue to form complex lesion patterns in the treatment of cardiac conditions and the like
Inventor: Swanson, et al. | Patent Number: 7115122

Catheter distal assembly with pull wires
Inventor: Whayne, et al. | Patent Number: 7063682

Surgical method and apparatus for positioning a diagnostic or therapeutic element within the body
Inventor: Swanson, et al. | Patent Number: 7052492

Systems and methods for electronically altering the energy emitting characteristics of an electrode array to create different lesion patterns in body tissue
Inventor: Fleischman, et al. | Patent Number: 7048734

Loop structures for supporting multiple electrode elements
Inventor: Thompson, et al. | Patent Number: 7029471

Structures for supporting multiple electrode elements
Inventor: Whayne, et al. | Patent Number: 7025766

Structures for deploying electrode elements
Inventor: Fleischman, et al. | Patent Number: 6939349

Structures and methods for deploying electrode elements
Inventor: Fleischman | Patent Number: 6893439

Apparatus for electrically isolating a portion of the atria
Inventor: Fleischman, et al. | Patent Number: 6830576

Medical device with three dimensional collapsible basket structure
Inventor: Kordis | Patent Number: 6805131

Surgical method and apparatus for positioning a diagnostic or therapeutic element within the body
Inventor: Swanson, et al. | Patent Number: 6786905

Expandable-collapsible electrode structures made of electrically conductive material
Inventor: Panescu, et al. | Patent Number: 6736811

Structures for supporting porous electrode elements
Inventor: Swanson, et al. | Patent Number: 6668198

Ablation and imaging catheter
Inventor: Swanson, et al. | Patent Number: 6658279

Tissue heating and ablation systems and methods which predict maximum tissue temperature
Inventor: Panescu, et al. | Patent Number: 6652513

Graphical user interface for use with multiple electrode catheters
Inventor: Panescu, et al. | Patent Number: 6625482

Catheter distal assembly with pull wires
Inventor: Thompson, et al. | Patent Number: 6607505

Devices for supporting diagnostic or therapeutic elements and assemblies for creating curves in the distal regions thereof
Inventor: Thompson, et al. | Patent Number: 6602278

Systems and methods for examining the electrical characteristic of cardiac tissue
Inventor: Panescu, et al. | Patent Number: 6597955

Systems for recording use of structures deployed in association with heart tissue
Inventor: Panescu, et al. | Patent Number: 6565511

Structures and methods for deploying electrode elements
Inventor: Fleischman | Patent Number: 6544262

Systems and methods for visualizing tissue during diagnostic or therapeutic procedures
Inventor: Swanson, et al. | Patent Number: 6522913

System and methods for locating and guiding operative elements within interior body regions
Inventor: Panescu, et al. | Patent Number: 6516807

Systems and methods for forming large lesions in body tissue using curvilinear electrode elements
Inventor: Swanson, et al. | Patent Number: 6514246

Systems and methods for controlling tissue ablation using multiple temperature sensing elements
Inventor: Panescu, et al. | Patent Number: 6500172

Systems for recording use of structures deployed in association with heart tissue
Inventor: Panescu, et al. | Patent Number: 6490468

Systems and methods for acquiring and analyzing electrograms in myocardial tissue
Inventor: Swanson, et al. | Patent Number: 6487441

Catheter steering assembly providing asymmetric left and right curve configurations
Inventor: Thompson, et al. | Patent Number: 6485455

Method of ablating body tissue
Inventor: Whayne, et al. | Patent Number: 6475213

Systems and methods for forming elongated lesion patterns in body tissue using straight or curvilinear electrode elements
Inventor: Fleischman, et al. | Patent Number: 6471699

Medical device with three dimensional collapsible basket structure
Inventor: Kordis | Patent Number: 6460545

Systems and methods for guiding movable electrode elements within multiple-electrode structures
Inventor: Swanson, et al. | Patent Number: 6456864

Molded catheter distal end assembly and process for the manufacture thereof
Inventor: Levin, et al. | Patent Number: 6456863

Loop structures for supporting multiple electrode elements
Inventor: Thompson, et al. | Patent Number: 6454758

Systems and methods for creating long, thin lesions in body tissue
Inventor: Swanson, et al. | Patent Number: 6447506

Expandable-collapsible electrode structures made of electrically conductive material
Inventor: Panescu, et al. | Patent Number: 6428536

Surgical apparatus for positioning a diagnostic or therapeutic element within the body
Inventor: Swanson, et al. | Patent Number: 6425895

Assemblies for creating compound curves in distal catheter regions
Inventor: Thompson, et al. | Patent Number: 6413234

Branched structures for supporting multiple electrode elements
Inventor: Whayne, et al. | Patent Number: 6402746

Devices for installing stasis reducing means in body tissue
Inventor: Fleischman, et al. | Patent Number: 6379366

Large surface cardiac ablation catherter that assumes a low profile during introduction into the heart
Inventor: Reynolds, et al. | Patent Number: 6379352

Systems and methods for examining the electrical characteristic of cardiac tissue
Inventor: Panescu, et al. | Patent Number: 6370435

Cardiac mapping and ablation systems
Inventor: Kordis, et al. | Patent Number: 6360128

Surface coatings for catheters, direct contacting diagnostic and therapeutic devices
Inventor: Swanson, et al. | Patent Number: 6357447

Systems and methods for guiding movable electrode elements within multiple-electrodes structures
Inventor: Swanson, et al. | Patent Number: 6353751

Loop structures for supporting multiple electrode elements
Inventor: Yang, et al. | Patent Number: 6332880

Structures for supporting porous electrode elements
Inventor: Swanson, et al. | Patent Number: 6330473

Tissue heating and ablation systems and methods which predict maximum tissue temperature
Inventor: Panescu, et al. | Patent Number: 6293943

Catheter distal end assemblies with bonded surface coatings
Inventor: Yang, et al. | Patent Number: 6256525

Method and apparatus for fixing the anatomical orientation of a displayed ultrasound generated image
Inventor: McGee, et al. | Patent Number: 6248075

Tissue heating and ablation systems and methods using self-heated electrodes
Inventor: Panescu, et al. | Patent Number: 6245061

Composite structures and methods for ablating tissue to form complex lesion patterns in the treatment of cardiac conditions and the like
Inventor: Swanson, et al. | Patent Number: 6241754

Systems and methods for creating lesions in body tissue using segmented electrode assemblies
Inventor: Fleischman, et al. | Patent Number: 6241724

Cardiac mapping and ablation systems
Inventor: Kordis, et al. | Patent Number: 6233491

Systems for recording use of structures deployed in association with heart tissue
Inventor: Panescu, et al. | Patent Number: 6221013

Medical device with three dimensional collapsible basket structure
Inventor: Kordis | Patent Number: 6216044

Asymmetric multiple electrode support structures
Inventor: Swanson, et al. | Patent Number: 6216043

Structures and methods for deploying electrode elements
Inventor: Fleischman, et al. | Patent Number: 6214002

Catheterdistal assembly with pull wires
Inventor: Whayne, et al. | Patent Number: 6203525

Systems and methods for controlling tissue ablation using multiple temperature sensing elements
Inventor: Panescu, et al. | Patent Number: 6197021

Expandable-collapsible electrode structures made of electrically conductive material
Inventor: Panescu, et al. | Patent Number: 6179835

Systems and methods for forming large lesions in body tissue using curvilinear electrode elements
Inventor: Swanson, et al. | Patent Number: 6171306

Systems and methods for identifying the physical, mechanical, and functional attributes of multiple electrode arrays
Inventor: Panescu, et al. | Patent Number: 6165169

Cardiac mapping and ablation systems
Inventor: Edwards, et al. | Patent Number: 6163716

Systems and methods for sensing temperature within the body
Inventor: Swanson, et al. | Patent Number: 6162184

Surgical method and apparatus for positioning a diagnostic or therapeutic element within the body
Inventor: Thompson, et al. | Patent Number: 6152920

Systems and methods for creating curvilinear lesions in body tissue
Inventor: Fleischman, et al. | Patent Number: 6146379

Surgical method and apparatus for positioning a diagnostic a therapeutic element within the body
Inventor: Swanson, et al. | Patent Number: 6142994

Collapsible spline structure using a balloon as an expanding actuator
Inventor: Whayne, et al. | Patent Number: 6142993

Devices for installing stasis reducing means in body tissue
Inventor: Fleischman, et al. | Patent Number: 6132438

Systems and methods for forming elongated lesion patterns in body tissue using straight or curvilinear electrode elements
Inventor: Fleischman, et al. | Patent Number: 6129724

Silicone tip for multiple electrode basket assemblies
Inventor: Morency | Patent Number: 6119030

Systems and methods for sensing sub-surface temperatures in body tissue
Inventor: Whayne, et al. | Patent Number: 6113591

Systems and methods for forming elongated lesion patterns in body tissue using straight or curvilinear electrode elements
Inventor: Fleischman, et al. | Patent Number: 6106522

Systems and methods for analyzing biopotential morphologies in body tissue
Inventor: Swanson, et al. | Patent Number: 6101409

Electrode structure including hydrophilic material
Inventor: Whayne, et al. | Patent Number: 6099526

Catheter distal end assemblies with bonded surface coatings
Inventor: Yang, et al. | Patent Number: 6097976

Systems and methods for locating and guiding operative elements within interior body regions
Inventor: Panescu, et al. | Patent Number: 6095150

Large surface cardiac ablation catheter that assumes a low profile during introduction into the heart
Inventor: Reynolds, et al. | Patent Number: 6086581

Systems for recording use of structures deployed in association with heart tissue
Inventor: Panescu, et al. | Patent Number: 6086532

Molded catheter distal end assembly and process for the manufacture thereof
Inventor: Levin, et al. | Patent Number: 6078830

Structures for supporting porous electrode elements
Inventor: Swanson, et al. | Patent Number: 6076012

Variable curve electrophysiology catheter
Inventor: Houser, et al. | Patent Number: 6074351

Structures for deploying electrode elements
Inventor: Fleischman | Patent Number: 6071282

Surgical method and apparatus for positioning a diagnostic or therapeutic element within the body and remote power control unit for use with same
Inventor: Burnside, et al. | Patent Number: 6071281

Branched structures for supporting multiple electrode elements
Inventor: Whayne, et al. | Patent Number: 6071279

Tissue heating and ablation systems and methods using porous electrode structures with specified electrical resistivities
Inventor: Panescu, et al. | Patent Number: 6071278

Loop structures for supporting multiple electrode elements
Inventor: Thompson, et al. | Patent Number: 6071274

Systems and methods for guiding movable electrode elements within multiple-electrode structures
Inventor: Swanson, et al. | Patent Number: 6070094

Method of forming a catheter body from tubing segments
Inventor: Houser, et al. | Patent Number: 6063318

Systems and methods for obtaining desired lesion characteristics while ablating body tissue
Inventor: Panescu, et al. | Patent Number: 6056745

Cardiac mapping and ablation systems
Inventor: Edwards, et al. | Patent Number: 6052607

Electrophysiological interface system for use with multiple electrode catheters
Inventor: Panescu, et al. | Patent Number: 6049732

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