Patent ID: 8845631
Filing Date: 2014-09-30
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. A medical system comprising: a medical device having a distal assembly including at least one electrode and at least one treatment element, the medical device obtaining information regarding impedance; a plurality of surface electrodes affixable to a skin of a patient, wherein the surface electrodes are in electrical communication with the distal assembly to obtain position information of the medical device; an energy generator in electrical communication with the distal assembly and the plurality of surface electrodes, the generator being configured to deliver ablation energy to the treatment element in unipolar mode and bipolar mode simultaneously; a processor, the processor being configured to obtain the information regarding impedance from the medical device and the position information of the medical device from the plurality of surface electrodes simultaneously when ablation energy is being delivered to the treatment element, the processor pairing the position information and the information regarding impedance.