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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 29, 2020
Filed:
Feb. 09, 2017
St. Jude Medical, Cardiology Division, Inc., St. Paul, MN (US);
Dale E. Just, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Troy T. Tegg, Elk River, MN (US);
St. Jude Medical, Cardiology Division, Inc., St. Paul, MN (US);
Abstract
Embodiments include a catheter shaft () having an elongated structure with a distal portion () and proximal portion (). The distal portion () can include a distal tip (), a proximal connector (), and a plurality of pivoting hollow cylindrical segments () disposed between the proximal connector () and distal tip () along a longitudinal axis extending through the elongated structure. A plurality of connections () can be disposed along diametrically opposed sides of the distal portion () and configured to connect the distal tip (), the pivoting hollow cylindrical segments (), and the proximal connector (). A diametrically opposed pair of tabs (--) can extend from an inner wall of each of the pivoting hollow cylindrical segments () to form first and second pullwire tunnels (--). First and second pullwires (--) can extend through the first and second pullwire tunnels (--).