Scimed Life Systems, Inc.

Ep Technologies, Inc.

Steven Morency

Dennis M O'Brien

Raymond S Figueroa, Jr

M Ann Russell

An assembly that includes an apparatus having an elongate body and an expandable/collapsible device, a tubular member defining a lumen configured to receive the apparatus, and a handle, fixedly connected to the elongate body and removably connected to the tubular member, configured to move at least one of the elongate body and the tubular member relative to the other.

Expandable diagnostic or therapeutic apparatus and system for introducing the same into the body

A center support including a steering member and a mounting member integral with the steering member. The center support may be mounted on an internal support member within a catheter without the use of a ferrule.

Steerable catheter and self-mounting center support for use with same

A distal tip for securing a plurality of spline elements to form a catheter basket assembly is formed from a flexible, resilient material, such as silicone. The distal tip includes a plurality of passages extending radially therethrough for receiving individual spline elements, the passages intersecting an axis and spaced apart circumferentially and axially from one another with respect to the axis. The distal tip may be formed by wrapping the spline elements around a tool, such that their midpoints intersect within a cavity in the tool. An uncured material is introduced into the cavity, and then cured to form the plurality of spline passages directly around the spline elements. During use, the spline elements may be directed between contracted and expanded conditions, with the distal tip resiliently yielding and thereby minimizing stress in the spline elements.

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Sunnyvale, CA, United States of America

Steven Morency