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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 17, 2026
Filed:
Apr. 03, 2019
Applicant:
St. Jude Medical, Cardiology Division, Inc., St. Paul, MN (US);
Inventors:
Eric J. Voth, Maplewood, MN (US);
Gregory K. Olson, Elk River, MN (US);
Brian Michael Monahan, Elk River, MN (US);
Assignee:
St. Jude Medical, Cardiology Division, Inc., St. Paul, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 18/12 (2006.01); A61B 18/14 (2006.01); A61B 18/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 18/1492 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00077 (2013.01); A61B 2018/0016 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00839 (2013.01); A61B 2018/1467 (2013.01);
Abstract
A medical device can comprise a catheter shaft comprising a proximal end and a distal end, the catheter shaft defining a catheter shaft longitudinal axis. A flexible tip portion can be located adjacent to the distal end of the catheter shaft, the flexible tip portion comprising a flexible framework. A plurality of curved microelectrodes can be disposed on the flexible framework and can form a flexible array of curved microelectrodes adapted to conform to tissue.