US 2026/0182889 A1 · CURVED END EFFECTOR FOR A MEDICAL CATHETER

Abstract

The disclosed technology includes an end effector comprising a plurality of spines extending along a longitudinal axis to define a basket assembly, the plurality of spines configured to bow radially outward from the longitudinal axis to define a radius of curvature with respect to the longitudinal axis and to transition between an expanded configuration and a collapsed configuration. Each spine of the plurality of spines can include a section extending radially outward from the radius of curvature defined by a remainder of each spine. The end effector can further include at least one electrode disposed on the section for each spine of the plurality of spines.

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Dependent claims

An end effector having a length extending along a longitudinal axis from a proximal end to a distal end, a width extending along a horizontal axis perpendicular to the longitudinal axis, and a thickness extending along a vertical axis perpendicular to the longitudinal axis and the horizontal axis, the end effector comprising:

a flexible circuit comprising a plurality of electrodes, the flexible circuit disposed on an insulative material (120) and each electrode of the plurality of electrodes comprising a contact surface, the insulative material being contiguous to the contact surface so that only the contact surfaces of at least a portion of the plurality of electrodes are exposed to an ambient environment;
and
a framework at least partially encapsulated in the insulative material and curved along the width in a direction along the vertical axis such that the end effector comprises a curvature along its width from about the proximal end to about the distal end.

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Curved end effector for a medical catheter

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Curved end effector for a medical catheter

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Abstract

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