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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 13, 2025
Filed:
May. 18, 2021
Teleflex Medical Incorporated, Morrisville, NC (US);
Michael Aman, Sinking Spring, PA (US);
Jamie C. Rowe, Wernersville, PA (US);
Igor Tentler, Collegeville, PA (US);
Kurt Heinly, Wernersville, PA (US);
Michael Harding, Reading, PA (US);
Nick Horst, Leola, PA (US);
TELEFLEX MEDICAL INCORPORATED, Morrisville, NC (US);
Abstract
An intravascular device, such as a stylet or catheter, having a flexible, atraumatic tip is disclosed. The intravascular device includes an elongate member having a proximal end, a distal end, and an inner lumen extending between the proximal end and the distal end; a ring electrode disposed at the distal end of the elongate member; an ultrasound sensor disposed at a distal end of the ring electrode; and a first electrical conductor configured to convey an electrocardiogram signal from the ring electrode to a processor. The first electrical conductor may comprise a tapered distal segment or a braided segment.