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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 04, 2017
Filed:
Feb. 28, 2012
John M. Hastings, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Gary B. Latraille, Maple Grove, MN (US);
Elizabeth Younger, Columbia Heights, MN (US);
John M. Hastings, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Gary B. LaTraille, Maple Grove, MN (US);
Elizabeth Younger, Columbia Heights, MN (US);
St. Jude Medical, Atrial Fibrillation Division, Inc., St. Paul, MN (US);
Abstract
A catheter includes a shaft having at least one lumen. The lumen comprises a longitudinally-extending trough defined by a longitudinally-extending recess, within which a component is disposed, and a longitudinally extending open edge. The lumen further comprises a longitudinally-extending channel defined by a longitudinally-extending cavity and by the open edge of the trough. A planarity wire is disposed within the cavity and is configured to close the open edge of the trough to within a pre-defined tolerance that is less than the size of the component to retain the component in the recess.