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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 18, 2022
Filed:
Sep. 03, 2020
Biosense Webster (Israel) Ltd., Yokneam, IL;
Don Q. Ngo-Chu, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Susan Ayer, Duarte, CA (US);
Christopher T. Beeckler, Brea, CA (US);
Kevin J. Herrera, West Covina, CA (US);
Joseph T. Keyes, Sierra Madre, CA (US);
BIOSENSE WEBSTER (ISRAEL) LTD., Yokneam, IL;
Abstract
A catheter that includes a mechanism for deflecting a distal portion of a catheter may include a deflection knob including a first thread, a rod including a second thread that is coupled to the first thread, and a puller wire that is connected to the rod. The rod may additionally include a pocket to which the puller wire may be connected via a joining feature that may be secured in the pocket and attached to a proximal end of the puller wire. The joining feature may include a first ferrule joined, e.g., crimped, to the proximal end of the puller wire and a second ferrule secured, e.g., bonded, in the pocket and joined, e.g., crimped, to the first ferrule.