Catheter and Method for Producing the Same
AssigneeVascoMed GmbH
InventorsRalf Kaufmann, Siegfried Schreiber, Paul Rath-Prazak
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Abstract
A catheter comprising a steering cable anchor, which is preferably disposed at the distal end of the catheter, and a steering cable. In order to obtain a reliable connection between the steering cable anchor and the steering cable, which is also suitable for use in MRI, a substantially dumbbell-shaped element is disposed between the steering cable anchor and the steering cable and connects the steering cable anchor to the steering cable.
Claims15
A catheter comprising:
- a steering cable anchor formed as an electrode, with the steering cable anchor disposed at a distal end of the catheter;
- a steering cable;
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- a substantially dumbbell-shaped element disposed between the steering cable anchor and the steering cable that connects the steering cable anchor to the steering cable.
A method for producing a catheter comprising a steering cable anchor, which is disposed at a distal end of the catheter and is designed as an electrode, and a steering cable, the method comprising the following steps:
- a) producing the steering cable anchor and the steering cable;
- b) producing a dumbbell-shaped element having a first end section, a second end section and a center section interposed between them;
- c) connecting the steering cable anchor to the first end section of the dumbbell-shaped element;
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- d) connecting the steering cable to the second end section of the dumbbell-shaped element by attaching the steering cable to the second end section.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.