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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 31, 2012
Filed:
Nov. 05, 2008
Raju R. Viswanathan, St. Louis, MO (US);
Gareth T. Munger, St. Louis, MO (US);
Ashwini K. Pandey, Marlborough, MA (US);
Christopher D. Minar, New Prague, MN (US);
Raju R. Viswanathan, St. Louis, MO (US);
Gareth T. Munger, St. Louis, MO (US);
Ashwini K. Pandey, Marlborough, MA (US);
Christopher D. Minar, New Prague, MN (US);
Stereotaxis, Inc., St. Louis, MO (US);
Abstract
This invention describes an energy delivery apparatus for delivering electrical energy at a target location, said energy delivery apparatus being usable in combination with a magnetic field and comprising an electrical conductor having a substantially elongated configuration; an electrode for delivering electrical energy at the target location, with the electrode being electrically coupled to the electrical conductor and having an exposed surface with at least a portion of the exposed surface having one of its principal radii of curvature smaller than 0.35 mm; an insulating dielectric coating along a substantial portion of the length of the electrical conductor, with the dielectric coating having a dielectric constant smaller than about 3; at least one guiding element mounted to the electrical conductor, with at least one of the guiding elements including a magnetically responsive material. The magnetic field is used to move the guiding element in order to position the electrode substantially adjacent to the target location.