Patent ID: 6123718
Filing Date: 2000-09-26
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
A balloon catheter system, comprising:a catheter shaft defining an inflation lumen, the inflation lumen having a proximal end and a distal end;an inflatable balloon having a balloon surface, a balloon proximal end and a balloon distal end;a wire guide shaft defining a wire guide lumen, the wire guide shaft having proximal and distal ends, wherein the proximal end of the wire guide shaft is distal to the balloon distal end;a conductive elastomer electrode means coated onto the balloon surface of said inflatable balloon, wherein the conductive elastomer electrode means comprises an elastic polymer that is electrically conductive; anda catheter tip having tip proximal and tip distal ends, wherein the distal end of the inflation lumen opens into and is in communication with an interior of the inflatable balloon, the balloon distal end is sealed by the tip proximal end, and the wire guide shaft is coupled only to the catheter tip completely distally of the balloon distal end.