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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.

Patent No.:

US 11419673 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Aug. 23, 2022

Filed:

Jan. 21, 2016

Steerable sheath access device

Applicant:

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

Inventors:

James V. Kauphusman, Champlin, MN (US);

Allan M. Fuentes, Spring Hill, FL (US);

Troy T. Tegg, Elk River, MN (US);

Dale E. Just, Minneapolis, MN (US);

Assignee:

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

Attorney:

Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP

Primary Examiner:

Jason E Flick

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 18/14 (2006.01); A61B 5/00 (2006.01); A61B 5/283 (2021.01); A61B 5/287 (2021.01); A61M 25/01 (2006.01); A61B 18/18 (2006.01); A61B 18/00 (2006.01); A61N 7/02 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 18/1492 (2013.01); A61B 5/283 (2021.01); A61B 5/287 (2021.01); A61B 5/6852 (2013.01); A61M 25/0147 (2013.01); A61B 18/18 (2013.01); A61B 18/1815 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00323 (2013.01); A61B 2018/0016 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00023 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00029 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00214 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00244 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00285 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00351 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00577 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00654 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00839 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00898 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00994 (2013.01); A61B 2018/1467 (2013.01); A61B 2018/1497 (2013.01); A61B 2018/1861 (2013.01); A61B 2560/066 (2013.01); A61B 2562/222 (2013.01); A61N 7/02 (2013.01); Y10T 29/4913 (2015.01);
Abstract

The present invention relates to steerable access sheath assembly including at least one electrode. Moreover, the present invention relates to a steerable sheath access device for use in cardiovascular procedures. Embodiments of the present invention including steerable access sheaths or introducers may provide cardiovascular access for various ablation tools and devices for the performance of various ablation procedures or procedures involving alternate energy sources.

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