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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.

Date of Patent:
Jun. 03, 2025

Filed:

Jan. 05, 2022
Applicant:

Biosense Webster (Israel) Ltd., Yokneam, IL;

Inventors:

Assaf Govari, Haifa, IL;

Christopher Thomas Beeckler, Brea, CA (US);

Yehuda Algawi, Binyamina, IL;

Ilya Sitnitsky, Nahariya, IL;

Joseph Thomas Keyes, Glendora, CA (US);

Assignee:
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 18/14 (2006.01); A61B 5/00 (2006.01); A61B 5/06 (2006.01); A61B 34/20 (2016.01); A61N 1/05 (2006.01); A61N 1/362 (2006.01); A61B 18/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 18/1492 (2013.01); A61B 5/062 (2013.01); A61B 5/065 (2013.01); A61B 5/6885 (2013.01); A61B 34/20 (2016.02); A61N 1/0563 (2013.01); A61N 1/362 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00351 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00577 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00642 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00791 (2013.01); A61B 2034/2046 (2016.02);
Abstract

A flexible probe has an assembly in its distal end that includes a compressible spring, the compressible spring arranged in a helix having flat surfaces with at least one leg at each end of the spring. The compressible spring is configured to deform in response to a compressive force acting against the legs at the ends of the spring from pressure exerted on the distal tip when engaging a wall of the body cavity. The compressible spring further includes at least one flexible transmitter coil disposed on the flat surface at one end of the spring and at least one flexible receiver coil on the flat surface at the other end of the spring. The at least one of flexible receiver coil is configured to receive signals from the at least one flexible transmitter coil for sensing a position of the coils relative to each other.


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