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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:
Jun. 11, 2002
Filed:
Aug. 10, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Shahram Moaddeb, Woodland Hills, CA (US);
Michele M. Fung, Pasadena, CA (US);
Assignee:
Biosense Webster, Inc., Diamond Bar, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61N 1/30 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61N 1/30 ;
Abstract
A porous tip electrode for a catheter comprises a body and an insert. The body comprises a porous material through which fluid can pass and a cavity therein. The insert, which is contained therein, has proximal and distal ends and comprises a non-porous material contained within the cavity. The insert having at least one passage extending therethrough and at least blind hole extending from its proximal end.