Variable density mapping catheter

ChangeBridge: Patent Grants - Diagnosis & Surgery (A61B)

Published March 31st, 2026

Detected March 31st, 2026

Summary

The USPTO granted Patent US12588851B2 to St. Jude Medical, Cardiology Division, Inc. for a variable density mapping catheter designed for cardiac electrophysiological mapping. The patent, with 20 claims, covers flexible high-density mapping catheters with electrode arrays for detecting tissue characteristics and diagnosing cardiac arrhythmias such as cardiac arrhythmias.

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USPTO issued Patent Grant US12588851B2 to St. Jude Medical, Cardiology Division, Inc. for a variable density mapping catheter technology. The patent (application 17868566, filed July 19, 2022) covers flexible high-density mapping catheters with high-density electrode arrays designed to detect electrophysiological characteristics of tissue and diagnose cardiac conditions including arrhythmias. Gregory K. Olson is listed as the inventor. The patent contains 20 claims.

This is a patent grant notification with no compliance obligations or deadlines for external parties. Medical device companies and healthcare providers in the cardiac electrophysiology space may wish to review the patent claims to assess potential licensing needs or design-around considerations for competing mapping catheter products.

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Variable density mapping catheter

Grant US12588851B2 Kind: B2 Mar 31, 2026

Assignee

St. Jude Medical, Cardiology Division, Inc.

Inventors

Gregory K. Olson

Abstract

Aspects of the present disclosure are directed to flexible high-density mapping catheters with a high-density array of mapping electrodes. These mapping catheters may be used to detect electrophysiological characteristics of tissue in contact with the electrodes, and may be used to diagnose cardiac conditions, such as cardiac arrhythmias for example.