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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 06, 2013
Filed:
Jun. 28, 2007
Paul Friedman, Rochester, MN (US);
Charles J. Bruce, Rochester, MN (US);
Ryan Amara, Tewksbury, MA (US);
Jeremiah Johnson, Candia, NH (US);
Peter D. Kozel, Acton, MA (US);
Paul Friedman, Rochester, MN (US);
Charles J. Bruce, Rochester, MN (US);
Ryan Amara, Tewksbury, MA (US);
Jeremiah Johnson, Candia, NH (US);
Peter D. Kozel, Acton, MA (US);
Other;
Abstract
Embodiments of the invention relate to methods for assessing and/or improving contact between an electrophysiology catheter and tissue, and catheters for performing the methods. One embodiment relates to a catheter comprising a braided conductive member coupled to the distal end of a shaft, wherein the braided conductive member comprises a plurality of pressure sensitive wires. Another embodiment relates to a catheter comprising a braided conductive member having a plurality of sectors and coupled to the distal end of a shaft, and a balloon assembly constructed and arranged to selectively apply distal pressure to one or more sectors of the braided conductive member.