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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 26, 2023
Filed:
Apr. 07, 2017
St. Jude Medical, Cardiology Division, Inc., St. Paul, MN (US);
Brett A. Hillukka, Hanover, MN (US);
Varun Bansal, Plymouth, MN (US);
Evan Michael Leingang, Plymouth, MN (US);
Richard A. Thompson, II, St. Louis Park, MN (US);
St. Jude Medical, Cardiology Division, Inc., St. Paul, MN (US);
Abstract
A catheter including a loop member adjustment mechanism for adjusting a diameter of a loop member is provided. The catheter further includes a longitudinally-extending catheter shaft including a proximal end portion and a distal end deflectable portion, wherein the distal end deflectable portion includes the loop member. The loop adjustment mechanism includes a loop member pull wire, wherein a distal end of the loop member pull wire is attached to the loop member, and a sliding member, located within the handle, wherein the sliding member is configured to translate within the handle, and wherein a proximal end of the pull wire is attached to the sliding member.