Arrhythmogenic Foci Locator Patent US12605201B2 Granted
Summary
The USPTO granted patent US12605201B2 to inventor Riccardo Cappato on April 21, 2026. The patent covers a locator assembly with electrodes for determining the location of arrhythmogenic foci in or near a heart by receiving electrical signals from cardiac tissue. The patent contains 20 claims and is classified under CPC categories A61B 18/1492, A61B 5/0004, and related cardiac mapping and monitoring classifications.
What changed
USPTO granted patent US12605201B2 to Riccardo Cappato for a locator assembly and method of determining the location of arrhythmogenic foci in or near a heart. The invention uses a plurality of electrodes coupled to a device body, with at least two electrodes positioned circumferentially around the body, to receive electrical signals from cardiac tissue and map arrhythmia source locations. The patent contains 20 claims covering both the device assembly and the method of use.
Medical device manufacturers and medical technology developers engaged in cardiac mapping, electrophysiology diagnostics, or arrhythmia treatment devices should review this patent to assess freedom-to-operate for similar electrode-based cardiac locator technologies. The broad claim scope covering circumferential electrode positioning on a device body and electrical communication with heart tissue may be relevant to competing catheter or wearable cardiac monitoring systems.
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System, device, and method for determining location of arrhythmogenic foci
Grant US12605201B2 Kind: B2 Apr 21, 2026
Inventors
Riccardo Cappato
Abstract
A locator assembly (100) for determining a location of an arrhythmogenic foci (632) in or near a heart (101). The locator assembly (100) includes a device body (112) and a plurality of electrodes (102). The plurality of electrodes (102) receive electrical signals from the heart (101) to determine the location of the arrhythmogenic foci (632). The plurality of electrodes (102) can be coupled to the device body (112). At least two of the plurality of electrodes (102) can positioned circumferentially about the device body (112). The plurality of electrodes (102) can be positionable so that the plurality of electrodes (102) are in electrical communication with the heart (101).
CPC Classifications
A61B 18/1492 A61B 18/1206 A61B 5/0004 A61B 5/0006 A61B 5/0033 A61B 5/0036 A61B 5/004 A61B 5/0044 A61B 5/0082 A61B 5/0084 A61B 5/0215 A61B 5/0245 A61B 5/1473 A61B 5/28 A61B 5/283 A61B 5/291 A61B 5/308 A61B 5/318 A61B 5/333 A61B 5/6867 A61B 5/6869 A61B 18/24 A61B 2018/00214 A61B 2018/0022 A61B 2018/00279 A61B 2018/00285 A61B 2018/00351 A61B 2018/00369 A61B 2018/1226 A61B 2018/1246 A61B 2018/126 A61B 2018/183 A61B 2560/0462 A61B 2560/0468 A61B 2560/063 A61B 2560/066 A61B 5/287 A61B 5/367 A61B 5/6862 A61N 1/04 A61N 1/0416 A61N 1/3684 A61N 1/362
Filing Date
2022-01-24
Application No.
17582328
Claims
20
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