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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 10, 2015
Filed:
Feb. 11, 2013
Applicant:
St. Jude Medical Atrial Fibrillation Division, Inc., St. Paul, MN (US);
Inventor:
Mark Kirschenman, Waverly, MN (US);
Assignee:
St. Jude Medical, Atrial Fibrillation Division, Inc., St. Paul, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 5/042 (2006.01); A61B 18/14 (2006.01); A61N 1/05 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 18/1492 (2013.01); A61B 5/0422 (2013.01); A61N 1/056 (2013.01);
Abstract
An elongate medical device may comprise an elongate tubular body, an electrode, and a trace. The elongate tubular body may comprise a distal end portion and a proximal end portion, the body defining a longitudinal axis. The electrode may comprise electrically-conductive ink extending circumferentially about a portion of the distal end portion. The trace may comprise electrically-conductive ink, electrically coupled with the electrode, extending proximally from the electrode.