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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 06, 2019
Filed:
Jul. 26, 2016
Applicant:
St. Jude Medical, Atrial Fibrillation Division, Inc., St. Paul, MN (US);
Inventor:
Lindsay Lam, Costa Mesa, CA (US);
Assignee:
St. Jude Medical, Atrial Fibrillation Division, Inc., St. Paul, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 18/14 (2006.01); A61M 25/01 (2006.01); A61B 5/06 (2006.01); A61B 18/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 18/1492 (2013.01); A61M 25/0105 (2013.01); A61M 25/0136 (2013.01); A61M 25/0147 (2013.01); A61B 5/068 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00577 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00797 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00821 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00839 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00875 (2013.01);
Abstract
An embodiment of an elongate medical device may comprise a shaft body having a distal end portion and a proximal end portion and three or more deflection wire assemblies, each deflection wire assembly comprising a flat wire coupled to the distal end portion and configured to deflect the distal end portion. Each flat wire may have a respective length defining a respective deflection radius, wherein each deflection radius is different.