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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 30, 2021
Filed:
Apr. 09, 2019
St. Jude Medical, Cardiology Division, Inc., St. Paul, MN (US);
Theodore P. Dale, Corcoran, MN (US);
Benjamin E. Morris, Jeffersonville, IN (US);
Gregory R. Furnish, Louisville, KY (US);
Asela Indaka D. Gunasekara, Louisville, KY (US);
St. Jude Medical, Cardiology Division, Inc., St. Paul, MN (US);
Abstract
An introducer with a steerable distal tip section is disclosed. The steerable distal tip section may comprise an articulation support member comprising a laser-cut pattern of symmetrical elongated apertures in which the shape of each aperture is defined by at least three radii, a central radii being the largest and two end radii being smaller. This pattern of apertures can minimize ovaling of the cross-sectional shape of introducer shaft over the length of the deflectable section. The introducer can articulate in multiple planes. A tension pull wire can allow the introducer to resist directional bias.