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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.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 01, 1987
Filed:
Dec. 24, 1986
Applicant:
Inventor:
Stanley R Hess, Miami, FL (US);
Assignee:
Cordis Corporation, Miami, FL (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61N / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
128786 ; 1284 / ;
Abstract
A monophasic action potential contact electrode catheter and method of producing same are provided. The catheter includes a compartmentalized tip portion that includes a distal tip electrode that was set in place within a distal tip compartment, as well as a lateral surface electrode that was set in place within a proximal compartment. The distal tip compartment and the proximal compartment are electrically insulated from each other, and the tip electrode has a surface at the distal end of the catheter that is suitable for contacting the tissue wall of locations at which monophasic action potential readings are to be taken.