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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 31, 2021
Filed:
Jun. 13, 2017
Biosense Webster (Israel) Ltd., Yokneam, IL;
Jeffrey William Schultz, Chino, CA (US);
BIOSENSE WEBSTER (ISRAEL) LTD., Yokneam, IL;
Abstract
An irrigated electrophysiology catheter has a tip electrode having a shell, and a support member configured to plug the shell and support one or more tip components and/or facilitate their functions. Advantageously, the support member has an electrically-conductive interface portion and an insert-molded portion, wherein the interface portion, typically constructed of a precious metal alloy, is structurally minimized, yet still configured for electrical connection with the shell and the lead wire, so as to reduce the amount and hence the cost of its manufacture, whereas the insert-molded portion is constructed of a significantly less-costly material and is readily configured with micro-complex 3-D geometry adapted to support tip structure and functions including irrigation, force sensing and temperature sensing, as a further cost savings in the manufacturing of the tip electrode by reducing materials, labor and time.