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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 30, 2017
Filed:
Sep. 23, 2013
Applicant:
Biosense Webster, Inc., Diamond Bar, CA (US);
Inventors:
Benjamin D. McDaniel, Irvine, CA (US);
Dean M. Ponzi, Glendora, CA (US);
Darrell Drysen, Sacramento, CA (US);
Assignee:
Biosense Webster, Inc., Diamond Bar, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 25/01 (2006.01); A61B 18/14 (2006.01); A61M 25/00 (2006.01); A61B 5/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 25/0147 (2013.01); A61B 18/1492 (2013.01); A61M 25/00 (2013.01); A61B 5/6852 (2013.01); A61M 25/0029 (2013.01); A61M 2025/004 (2013.01); A61M 2025/0034 (2013.01); A61M 2025/015 (2013.01);
Abstract
A deflectable, catheter includes a catheter body, an intermediate section, a tip electrode and a control handle for deflecting the catheter by manipulation of a puller element that is made of a high modulus fiber material and extends through the catheter body and the intermediate section. The proximal end of the puller element is housed in the control handle and the distal end of the puller element is in a wrapped configuration and engages with a distal tip member or the intermediate section.