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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 27, 2015
Filed:
Jan. 27, 2012
Dan Wittenberger, L'ile-Bizard, CA;
Claudia Lueckge, L'{circumflex over (l)}le-Bizard, CA;
Réal Ste-marie, Notre-Dame-de-L'lle-Perrot, CA;
Dan Wittenberger, L'ile-Bizard, CA;
Claudia Lueckge, L'{circumflex over (l)}le-Bizard, CA;
Réal Ste-Marie, Notre-Dame-de-L'lle-Perrot, CA;
Medtronic CryoCath LP, Toronto, Ontario, CA;
Abstract
A medical device including a catheter body defining a proximal portion and a distal portion. An expandable element is included defining a proximal end and a distal end, the proximal end being coupled to the distal portion of the catheter body. A tip element coupled to the distal end of the expandable element is included, the tip element including a shaft slideably receivable within a portion of the catheter body. A tensioning element coupled to the shaft and disposed within the expandable element is included, the tensioning element being engageable with the distal end of the catheter body and biasing the expandable element toward a pre-determined longitudinal position. An electrode array defining a substantially closed loop affixed to and extending from the tip element is also included.