Patent ID: 9033976
Filing Date: 2015-05-19
Classification: A61B,A61N

Abstract:
1. A device for delivering energy to tissue, the device comprising: a flexible elongate body having a proximal end and a distal end; an expandable electrode assembly disposed adjacent to the distal end of the elongate body, the electrode assembly including a plurality of electrically-conductive electrodes; an electrically-conductive member extending from the proximal end of the elongate body to the expandable electrode assembly, for supplying energy to the electrodes; and a thermocouple attached to at least one of the plurality of electrodes so that the at least one of the plurality of electrodes and the thermocouple form a thermocouple junction for obtaining a measurement of a temperature of tissue contacting the one of the plurality of electrodes, wherein the thermocouple includes two leads disposed along an outer surface of the at least one electrode, wherein each of the two leads is attached to the at least one of the plurality of electrodes in a spaced relationship.