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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 17, 2022
Filed:
May. 08, 2017
St. Jude Medical, Atrial Fibrillation Division, Inc., St. Paul, MN (US);
Saurav Paul, Shoreview, MN (US);
Troy T. Tegg, Elk River, MN (US);
Chou Thao, Brooklyn Park, MN (US);
Harry A. Puryear, Shoreview, MN (US);
St. Jude Medical, Atrial Fibrillation Division, Inc., St. Paul, MN (US);
Abstract
An electrode for use on a medical device is disclosed. The electrode may have a main body of electrically conductive material extending along an axis and may have a proximal end and a distal end. The electrode may also include a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) tracking coil disposed in the body. The MRI tracking coil may comprise electrically insulated wire. A catheter including an electrode, as well as a method for determining the location of an electrode, are also disclosed.