The disclosed technology includes a medical probe comprising a tubular shaft extending along a longitudinal axis and including a proximal end and a distal end. The medical probe further comprises an expandable basket assembly proximate the distal end of the tubular shaft. The basket assembly comprises a single unitary structure that includes a plurality of linear spines formed from a planar sheet of material and one or more electrodes coupled to each of the spines, each electrode defining a lumen through the electrode so that a spine extends through the lumen of each of the one or more electrodes. The spines converge at a central spine intersection at a distal end of the basket assembly. The central spine intersection includes one or more cutouts that allows for bending of the spines. Each spine comprises a respective end connected to the distal end of the tubular shaft.

A medical device includes a body and at least one electrode disposed thereon. The electrode includes a metallic substrate, such as a platinum group metal, an alloy of platinum group metals, or gold. The surface of the substrate is modified in a manner that increases its effective surface area without inducing bulk heating. For example, the surface of the substrate can be laser textured and/or coated, such as with titanium nitride or iridium oxide.

An ablation system comprises: an ablation catheter and a console. The ablation catheter comprises: a shaft including a proximal end, a distal portion and a distal end; an ablation element configured to deliver energy to tissue; and a force maintenance assembly comprising a force maintenance element and configured to control and/or assess contact force between the ablation element and cardiac tissue. The console is configured to operably attach to the ablation catheter and comprises: an energy delivery assembly configured to provide energy to the ablation element. Methods of ablating tissue are also provided.

A method and system for lesion formation assessment in tissue that has undergone an ablation procedure. In one embodiment, a method of assessing lesion formation comprises: recording a baseline impedance measurement from an area of tissue with a medical device; ablating the area of tissue with the medical device; recording a post-treatment impedance measurement from the area of tissue with the medical device; identifying at least one amplitude characteristic of the baseline impedance measurement and identifying at least one amplitude characteristic of the post-treatment impedance measurement; comparing the at least one amplitude characteristic of the baseline impedance measurement and the at least one amplitude characteristic of the post-treatment impedance measurement; generating an indication of efficacy based on the comparison, the indication of efficacy being one of sufficient lesion formation and insufficient lesion formation; and re-ablating the area of tissue if the indication of efficacy is insufficient lesion formation.

According to some embodiments, a medical instrument (for example, an ablation device) comprises an elongate body having a proximal end and a distal end, an energy delivery member positioned at the distal end of the elongate body, a first plurality of temperature-measurement devices carried by or positioned within the energy delivery member, the first plurality of temperature-measurement devices being thermally insulated from the energy delivery member, and a second plurality of temperature-measurement devices positioned proximal to a proximal end of the energy delivery member, the second plurality of temperature-measurement devices being thermally insulated from the energy delivery member.

A system includes an elongated catheter including a proximal end configured for operative coupling to an electrical power source, a distal end with a first electrical connector and a first conducting wire, an implant including a tissue energising module and a proximal connecting hub configured to detachably couple with the distal end of the elongated catheter. The proximal connecting hub includes a second electrical connector configured to mate with the first electrical connector and electrically couple the first electrical connector with the tissue energising module through a second conducting wire. A latch system to lock the distal end of the catheter to the proximal connecting hub arm includes an arm attached to the distal end of the catheter that is resiliently deformable such that the arm engages a sidewall of the proximal connecting hub and a locking element that is axially adjustable.

A system including an elongated catheter and an implant. The elongated catheter includes a proximal end configured for operative coupling to an electrical supply module, a distal end with a first electrical connector and a first conducting wire to electrically couple the electrical supply module with the first electrical connector. The implant includes a proximal connecting hub configured to detachably mount to the distal end of the elongated catheter, a second electrical connector configured to mate with the first electrical connector, and an active module electrically coupled to the second electrical connector. The first electrical connector is rotatably mounted to the distal end of the elongated catheter and the second electrical connector is non-rotatably attached to the proximal connecting hub of the implant and the elongated catheter can detach from the implant without rotation of the first electrical connector relative to the second electrical connector.

A medical device capable of preventing a circumferential twist and bending of an expansion body expandable in a radial direction and a method for manufacturing an expansion body to be used in the medical device. The medical device includes an outer tube, an expansion body expandable in a radial direction, and a pulling shaft protruding from a distal portion of the outer tube, connected to a distal portion of the expansion body, and slidable with respect to the outer tube. The expansion body includes main struts and sub-struts. Each of the main struts is substantially parallel to an axis when viewed from a radially outer side. Each of the sub-struts includes at least two joint portions joined respectively to two circumferentially adjacent main struts, and at least two of the joint portions are disposed at different positions in an axial direction of the outer tube.

Described herein are elongate applicator tools adapted to be inserted into a body to deliver high voltage, sub-microsecond electrical energy to target tissue. These tools may be configured as laparoscopes, endoscopes, and/or catheters. Also disclosed herein systems including these tools and method of their operation.

The invention generally relates to systems and methods for therapeutically modulating nerves in or associated with a nasal region of a patient for the treatment of a rhinosinusitis condition.