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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 07, 2015
Filed:
Nov. 28, 2012
Ad-tech Medical Instrument Corporation, Racine, WI (US);
David A. Putz, Pewaukee, WI (US);
Ad-Tech Medical Instrument Corporation, Racine, WI (US);
Abstract
A catheter assembly for intracranial treatment of a patient for facilitating concurrent electrical sensing and fluid flow is provided and includes an outer flexible tube having a proximal end, a principal lumen extending therealong to the proximal end, and at least one radial aperture through the wall communicating with the lumen as well as a secondary lumen adjacent to the tube outer-wall surface and extending therealong. The catheter assembly including a depth electrode within the secondary lumen, extending along the length thereof. The depth electrode having electrical contacts exposed to brain tissue along the flexible tube.