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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 08, 2013
Filed:
Dec. 31, 2008
Huisun Wang, Maple Grove, MN (US);
Harry A. Puryear, Shoreview, MN (US);
Stephen W. Evans, Plymouth, MN (US);
Huisun Wang, Maple Grove, MN (US);
Harry A. Puryear, Shoreview, MN (US);
Stephen W. Evans, Plymouth, MN (US);
St. Jude Medical, Atrial Fibrillation Division, Inc., St. Paul, MN (US);
Abstract
An irrigated ablation catheter includes a tubular catheter body having an inner tubular member and an outer tubular member. The catheter body has a proximal portion and a distal portion. The catheter also includes an electrode extending from the distal portion of the catheter body, a flow distributor positioned at least partially within distal portion of the catheter body and at least partially overlapping the electrode, and a flow path extending through the catheter body and the flow distributor. The flow path is configured to provide cooling fluid to an external surface of the electrode.