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Heart catheter with an electrode on a spreadable device
Assignee: Sulzer Osypka GmbH
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Filing: 1997-11-11
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Granted: 1999-12-07
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Expires: 2017-11-11
Abstract
Abstract The heart catheter has at least one electrode pole, which is arranged on a spreadable device at the distal end of a catheter shaft. The device comprises at least two struts manufactured from an elastic material, which can be spread out following the contours of a cavity of the heart, in particular of a vestibule. Means are provided with which the electrode pole is displaceable along a strut.
Inventors
- 👤 Stefan Osswald
- 👤 Daniel Baumgartner
- 👤 Andreas Eberhart
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-23 06:48
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61B; A61B18/00; A61B18/04; A61B18/12; A61B18/14; A61B18/1492; A61B18/18; A61B18/1815; A61B2018/00315; A61B2018/00345; A61B2018/00351; A61B2018/00357; A61B2018/00571; A61B2018/00577
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 14
Claim 1
Independent Claim
108 words
A heart catheter comprising: a catheter shaft having a distal end; a guide tube having a distal end and being slidably coupled with the catheter shaft to protrude from the distal end of the catheter shaft; a spreadable device including a plurality of struts coupled between the distal end of the catheter shaft and the distal end of the guide tube, the struts being spreadable to follow contours of a cavity of a heart; an electrode slidably coupled with one of the struts; and an electrical line protruding from an interior of the guide tube through an aperture in the guide tube and being coupled with the electrode.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
108 words
A heart catheter comprising: a catheter shaft having a distal end; a guide tube having a distal end and being slidably coupled with the catheter shaft to protrude from the distal end of the catheter shaft; a spreadable device including a plurality of struts coupled between the distal end of the catheter shaft and the distal end of the guide tube, the struts being spreadable to follow contours of a cavity of a heart; an electrode slidably coupled with one of the struts; and an electrical line protruding from an interior of the guide tube through an aperture in the guide tube and being coupled with the electrode.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
61 words
The heart catheter according to claim 1 further comprising: a pair of guides coupled with two of the plurality of struts; and a draw thread slidably coupled with the pair of guides, the draw thread being connected with the electrode slidably coupled with the strut which is coupled with one of the two guides to displace the electrode along the strut.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
20 words
The heart catheter according to claim 2 wherein the guides include lumens for guiding the at least one draw thread.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
12 words
The heart catheter according to claim 1 wherein the struts are elastic.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
15 words
The heart catheter according to claim 1 wherein the electrical line includes a protective sheath.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
30 words
The heart catheter according to claim 1 wherein the draw thread includes two ends extending through two lumens in the catheter shaft out a proximal end of the catheter shaft.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
76 words
The heart catheter according to claim 1 wherein the catheter shaft includes a lumen at least in a region near the distal end for accommodating the guide tube, the guide tube being displaceable in the lumen and partially protruding from the lumen through the distal end of the catheter shaft, and wherein the spreadable device is changeable between an extended state and a basket-like state by movement of the guide tube relative to the catheter shaft.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
53 words
The heart catheter according to claim 1 further comprising a head sleeve disposed at the distal end of the guide tube, wherein the catheter shaft includes a shaft sleeve, wherein the struts are each connected at one end with the head sleeve via joints and at the other end with the shaft sleeve.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
19 words
The heart catheter according to claim 1 wherein the spreadable device includes two pairs of respectively diametrically arranged struts.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
54 words
The heart catheter according to claim 9 further comprising a pair of guides coupled with one pair of struts and a draw thread slidably coupled with the pair of guides, the draw thread being connected with the electrode slidably coupled with one of the pair of struts to displace the electrode along the strut.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
20 words
The heart catheter according to claim 1 wherein the struts comprise generally straight flexible strips made of a metallic alloy.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
14 words
The heart catheter according to claim 11 wherein the struts are rectangular in cross-section.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
29 words
The heart catheter according to claim 1 wherein the electrode is connectable to a regulated energy source suitable for carrying out an ablation and located outside a patient's body.
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