Stuart D. Edwards

TL;DR: A medical probe device comprises a catheter having a stylet guide housing with one or more stylet ports in a side wall of the probe, which can be used to direct a flexible stylet outward through the stylet port and through intervening tissue at a preselected, adjustable angle to a target tissue as discussed by the authors.

TL;DR: A thermal insulating element associated with the sensing element blocks the transfer of heat energy from between the temperature sensing element and the body as discussed by the authors, therefore measuring temperature without being affected by the surrounding thermal mass of the electrode.

TL;DR: An improved assembly for steering and orienting a functional element at the distal end of a catheter tube holds the functional element with its major axis aligned with the axis of the tube for convenient steering to a tissue site as discussed by the authors.

TL;DR: An improved assembly for steering and orienting a functional element at the distal end of a catheter tube holds the functional element with its major axis aligned with the axis of the tube for convenient steering to a tissue site.

TL;DR: A tissue ablation apparatus includes a delivery catheter with distal and proximal ends, and an electrode deployment device is attached to the proximal end of the catheter as discussed by the authors.