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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 09, 2013
Filed:
May. 27, 2012
Carlo Pappone, Lecco, IT;
Alan DE LA Rama, Cerritos, CA (US);
Peter Chen, Irvine, CA (US);
Cary Hata, Irvine, CA (US);
Jared A. Shimizu, Orange, CA (US);
Carlo Pappone, Lecco, IT;
Alan de la Rama, Cerritos, CA (US);
Peter Chen, Irvine, CA (US);
Cary Hata, Irvine, CA (US);
Jared A. Shimizu, Orange, CA (US);
St. Jude Medical, Atrial Fibrillation Division, Inc., St. Paul, MN (US);
Abstract
A flexible tip electrode for an ablation catheter is disclosed. The catheter includes a catheter body and a hollow elongate tip electrode disposed at a distal end of the catheter body. The electrode includes a sidewall provided with one or more elongate gaps extending therethrough. The one or more elongate gaps providing flexibility in the sidewall for bending movement of the tip electrode relative to a longitudinal axis of the catheter body.