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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 25, 2013
Filed:
May. 07, 2012
Applicants:
John P. Gerhart, Plymouth, MN (US);
Harry Puryear, Shoreview, MN (US);
Jeremy D. Dando, Plymouth, MN (US);
Scott R. Petersen, Brooklyn Park, MN (US);
Inventors:
John P. Gerhart, Plymouth, MN (US);
Harry Puryear, Shoreview, MN (US);
Jeremy D. Dando, Plymouth, MN (US);
Scott R. Petersen, Brooklyn Park, MN (US);
Assignee:
St. Jude Medical, Atrial Fibrillation Division, Inc., St. Paul, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 5/055 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A catheter comprises an elongate body extending along a first longitudinal axis and having an outermost radial surface; a coil wound in a substantially cylindrical shape and extending along a second longitudinal axis that is coincident with the first longitudinal axis. At least a portion of the coil is proximate to the outermost radial surface of the elongate body.