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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 26, 2021
Filed:
Oct. 21, 2015
St. Jude Medical, Cardiology Division, Inc., St. Paul, MN (US);
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);
St. Jude Medical, Cardiology Division, Inc., St. Paul, MN (US);
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.