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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 02, 2026
Filed:
Sep. 12, 2016
Biosense Webster (Israel) Ltd., Yokneam, IL;
Meir Bar-Tal, Haifa, IL;
Avi Reuveni, Givat Shmuel, IL;
Eran Yona Hirszowicz, Ramat Gan, IL;
Stav Abi Hirszowicz, Ramat Gan, IL;
Biosense Webster (Israel) Ltd., Yokneam, IL;
Abstract
Described embodiments include apparatus that includes a catheter. A tube, at a distal portion of the catheter, includes a plurality of segments that are at least partly disconnected from each other, and a plurality of bridges that span respective neighboring pairs of the segments. The apparatus further includes one or more strain gauges, each of the strain gauges being coupled to a respective one of the bridges, and being configured to output a signal in response to bending of the respective one of the bridges. Other embodiments are also described.