Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Ablation catheter with flexible tip
- Patent Title (中): 消融导管带弹性尖端
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Application No.: US13910771Application Date: 2013-06-05
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Publication No.: US08790341B2Publication Date: 2014-07-29
- Inventor: Carlo Pappone , Alan de la Rama , Peter C Chen , Cary Hata , Jared A. Shimizu
- Applicant: St. Jude Medical, Atrial Fibrillation Division, Inc.
- Applicant Address: US MN St. Paul
- Assignee: St. Jude Medical, Atrial Fibrillation Division, Inc.
- Current Assignee: St. Jude Medical, Atrial Fibrillation Division, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US MN St. Paul
- Agency: Armstrong Teasdale LLP
- Main IPC: A61B18/12
- IPC: A61B18/12
Abstract:
A flexible tip electrode for an ablation catheter is disclosed. The catheter includes a catheter body and a hollow elongate tip electrode disposed at a distal end of the catheter body. The electrode includes a sidewall provided with one or more elongate gaps extending therethrough. The one or more elongate gaps providing flexibility in the sidewall for bending movement of the tip electrode relative to a longitudinal axis of the catheter body.
Public/Granted literature
- US20140025068A1 ABLATION CATHETER WITH FLEXIBLE TIP Public/Granted day:2014-01-23
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