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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 31, 2023
Filed:
Feb. 05, 2020
St. Jude Medical, Cardiology Division, Inc., St. Paul, MN (US);
Varun Bansal, Maple Grove, MN (US);
Jodee M. Wakefield, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Brent Ford, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Ryan D. Hendrickson, Albertville, MN (US);
David J. Kim, Plymouth, MN (US);
Zachary L. Helgeson, Richfield, MN (US);
St. Jude Medical, Cardiology Division, Inc., St. Paul, MN (US);
Abstract
Disclosed herein is a catheter tip sized and configured to fit onto a distal end of a catheter shaft, the catheter shaft having a shaft outer diameter. The catheter tip includes a base, a tip having an arcuate shape, an outer surface extending from the base to the tip along a longitudinal axis, the outer surface having a diameter at the base that is substantially equal to the shaft outer diameter, and an inner surface extending from the base, wherein the inner surface defines a first region having a first diameter and a second region having a second diameter, wherein the second diameter is less than the first diameter, and wherein the second region is distal of the first region and configured to receive at least one component extending beyond the distal end of the catheter shaft.