Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Active detection of sensor transition from covered to exposed
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Application No.: US13797014Application Date: 2013-03-12
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Publication No.: US09724014B2Publication Date: 2017-08-08
- Inventor: Anthony D. Hill , D. Curtis Deno , Ram Balachandran , Braden Eliason
- 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: Dykema Gossett PLLC
- Main IPC: A61B5/04
- IPC: A61B5/04 ; A61B5/06 ; A61M25/01 ; A61B18/14 ; A61M25/00 ; A61M25/06 ; A61B34/20 ; A61B90/00

Abstract:
An introducer may comprise a shaft and a proximal electrode. The shaft may have a proximal end portion and an interior lumen, the interior lumen configured to receive a catheter therethrough. The proximal electrode may be coupled with the proximal end portion and may be configured to act as an electrical source or sink so as to create an electrical field within the interior lumen. A position of an electrode coupled with the catheter may be determined according to the electrical field.
Public/Granted literature
- US20140275913A1 ACTIVE DETECTION OF SENSOR TRANSITION FROM COVERED TO EXPOSED Public/Granted day:2014-09-18
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