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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 19, 2025
Filed:
Dec. 24, 2019
Applicant:
Biosense Webster (Israel) Ltd., Yokneam, IL;
Inventors:
Christopher Thomas Beeckler, Brea, CA (US);
Joseph Thomas Keyes, Sierra Madre, CA (US);
Assignee:
Biosense Webster (Israel) Ltd., Yokneam, IL;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 25/10 (2013.01); A61B 5/00 (2006.01); A61B 18/14 (2006.01); A61M 39/10 (2006.01); A61B 18/00 (2006.01); A61M 25/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 25/10 (2013.01); A61B 5/6853 (2013.01); A61B 18/1482 (2013.01); A61B 18/1492 (2013.01); A61M 39/10 (2013.01); A61B 5/6885 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00172 (2013.01); A61B 2018/0022 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00577 (2013.01); A61M 2025/0059 (2013.01); A61M 2039/1033 (2013.01); A61M 2205/332 (2013.01);
Abstract
A catheter apparatus, including an elongated deflectable element, a distal assembly, a force sensor disposed between the elongated deflectable element and the distal assembly, and comprising a spring including a tube with at least one helical cut extending around a circumference of the tube, the at least one helical cut including deviations extending in a longitudinal direction of the tube, the deviations being configured to prevent overstretching and overbending of the spring.