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US 2018/0000542 A1Published application
Flexible electrode
AssigneeSt. Jude Medical, Cardiology Division, Inc.
InventorsAndrew Ryan Oliverius, James C. Marrs, Tim Marass
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Abstract
A flexible electrode includes an internal spring with an increased spring rate and/or distal-end and proximal-end turns having increased diameters. In an embodiment, a catheter electrode comprises an electrode body defining a cavity therein, the cavity comprising a first diameter; and a spring disposed within the cavity, the spring comprising a second diameter; wherein the first diameter is equal to the second diameter.
Claims22
A catheter electrode comprising:
- an electrode body defining a cavity therein, the cavity comprising a first diameter;
- and
- a spring disposed within the cavity, the spring comprising a second diameter;
- wherein the first diameter is equal to the second diameter.
1 more element
A catheter electrode comprising:
- an electrode body, the electrode body defining a cavity therein;
- and
- a spring disposed within the cavity, wherein the spring has a spring rate of about 150 grams per inch or greater.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.