CATHETER WITH IMPROVED IRRIGATED TIP ELECTRODE HAVING TWO-PIECE CONSTRUCTION, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THEREFOR

CATHETER WITH IMPROVED IRRIGATED TIP ELECTRODE HAVING TWO-PIECE CONSTRUCTION, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THEREFOR

A catheter has a two-piece tip electrode with a shell and a support structure that are secured to each other by multiple redundant mechanisms in order to reduce the risk of tip detachment during a procedure. The tip electrode includes at least two different welds attaching the shell to the support s...

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Hauptverfasser: TOTTEN, Ivan, CLARK, Jeffrey L, THOMPSON, John, GONZALEZ, Daniel
Format: Patent
Sprache:eng
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DIAGNOSIS
HUMAN NECESSITIES
HYGIENE
IDENTIFICATION
MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE
SURGERY
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Zusammenfassung:A catheter has a two-piece tip electrode with a shell and a support structure that are secured to each other by multiple redundant mechanisms in order to reduce the risk of tip detachment during a procedure. The tip electrode includes at least two different welds attaching the shell to the support structure to provide a dual failure mode. One weld includes a seam weld and another weld includes a penetration weld.