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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 20, 2018
Filed:
Jan. 12, 2016
Applicant:
St. Jude Medical, Atrial Fibrillation Division, Inc., St. Paul, MN (US);
Inventors:
Kirk Kochin Wu, Walnut, CA (US);
Yongxing Zhang, Irvine, CA (US);
Assignee:
St. Jude Medical, Atrial Fibrillation Division, Inc., St. Paul, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01R 43/00 (2006.01); A61B 18/14 (2006.01); A61M 25/00 (2006.01); A61M 25/01 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01); A61B 18/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 18/1492 (2013.01); A61M 25/0009 (2013.01); A61M 25/0127 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00526 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00357 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00577 (2013.01); Y10T 29/49174 (2015.01);
Abstract
Magnetic guided ablation catheters and methods of manufacture are disclosed. In an exemplary embodiment, a catheter includes a unitary flexible tubing having a proximal end and a distal end. A plurality of magnets are positioned along an axis of the unitary flexible tubing, the plurality of magnets provided within the unitary flexible tubing. During operation, the plurality of magnets are responsive to an external magnetic field to selectively position and guide the catheter within a body of a patient.