Grouped pin receptacle connector for ablation catheter handle
AssigneeMedtronic, Inc.
InventorsJulia M. Carr, Angela N. Burgess, Benjamin J. Steger
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Abstract
An example receptacle connector for a catheter for performing pulsed field ablation (PFA). The receptacle connector includes a first side to receive electrical signals; a second side, opposite to the first side, to transfer the electrical signals to a plurality of electrodes; a surface on the first side; and a plurality of groups of pins extending from the surface. Each of the groups of pins includes at least one pin to electrically connect to a power source to receive the electrical signals, and an interlocking wall surrounding the at least one pin.
Claims21
A receptacle connector for a catheter for performing pulsed field ablation (PFA), the receptacle connector comprising:
- a first side to receive electrical signals, the first side defining a surface;
- a second side, opposite to the first side, to transfer the electrical signals to a plurality of electrodes;
- and
- a plurality of groups of pins extending from the surface, each group of the plurality of groups of pins including:
- at least one pin configured to electrically connect to a power source to receive an electrical signal of the electrical signals, and
- an interlocking wall extending from the surface and surrounding the at least one pin.
A method for performing pulsed field ablation (PFA), the method comprising:
- determining, by a controller connected to a catheter and at a first time, to perform PFA;
- and
- responsive to determining to perform PFA, outputting, by the controller and through a receptacle connector to a plurality of electrodes of the catheter to cause the plurality of electrodes to generate a field, electrical energy to activate at least one pin in a first group of pins of a plurality of groups of pins extending from a surface of the receptacle connector, a first interlocking wall extending from the surface and surrounding the first group of pins.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.