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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Jan. 26, 2021

Filed:

Oct. 21, 2015
Applicant:

St. Jude Medical, Cardiology Division, Inc., St. Paul, MN (US);

Inventors:

David Chmielewski, Lakeville, MN (US);

Terry Sterrett, Huntington Beach, CA (US);

Kevin C. Flinn, Newport Beach, CA (US);

Andy H. Do, Garden Grove, CA (US);

Allyn Jensrud, Burnsville, MN (US);

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 5/042 (2006.01); A61B 18/00 (2006.01); A61M 25/01 (2006.01); A61M 39/14 (2006.01); A61B 18/14 (2006.01); A61B 5/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 5/0422 (2013.01); A61B 5/6857 (2013.01); A61B 18/1492 (2013.01); A61M 39/14 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00351 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00839 (2013.01); A61B 2018/1407 (2013.01); A61B 2018/1435 (2013.01); A61B 2018/1467 (2013.01); A61M 2025/015 (2013.01);
Abstract

A connection device for a deflectable medical device, such as a catheter, comprises an elongate planarity wire having a proximal end and a distal end, an elongate activation wire having a proximal end a distal end, a passage and an interface. The passage extends through the planarity wire near the distal end of the planarity wire. The distal end of the activation wire extends through the passage. The interface is between the passage and the activation wire, and may comprise one or more of the following: a hook and bore interface, a detent interface, a mechanical interface, or a metallurgical interface.


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