FORCE SENSORS FOR BASKET CATHETERS
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    发明公开

    公开(公告)号:US20240189023A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-06-13

    申请号:US18500617

    申请日:2023-11-02

    IPC分类号: A61B18/14 A61B34/20

    摘要: The disclosed technology includes a medical probe comprising a tubular shaft having a proximal end and a distal end, the tubular shaft extending along a longitudinal axis. The medical probe further comprises an expandable basket assembly coupled to the distal end of the tubular shaft. The basket assembly includes a plurality of electrodes with each electrode of the plurality of electrodes having a lumen therethrough. The basket assembly further includes a plurality of spines extending along the longitudinal axis and configured to bow radially outward from the longitudinal axis when the expandable basket assembly is transitioned from a collapsed form to an expanded form. Each spine includes a proximal and a distal end and a strut passing through the lumen of an electrode. The strut includes a mechanical retainer disposed on the strut to prevent the electrode from sliding proximally or distally along a length of the spine.

    CATHETER BALLOON HAVING INCREASED RESILIENCE TO INTERNAL PRESSURIZATION

    公开(公告)号:US20230200896A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-06-29

    申请号:US18072905

    申请日:2022-12-01

    IPC分类号: A61B18/14 A61L29/06

    摘要: A catheter balloon comprises an ellipsoidal membrane. A plurality of flexible circuit strips, each of which comprises a substrate and a contact electrode, are disposed about the membrane. A coating is disposed atop at least the outer surface of the membrane and may also be disposed atop a portion of each of the substrates. The coating may comprise a dielectric material, such as parylene. The coating may increase the smoothness of the balloon. When subject to internal pressures that expand the balloon, the coating may also increase the resilience of the balloon relative to a balloon that lacks the coating as determined by changes in the balloon's diameter before and after expansion.