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Catheter tip assembly for a catheter shaft

US11565080B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

ST. JUDE MEDICAL, CARDIOLOGY DIVISION, INC. · US

Inventors

Varun Bansal · Plymouth, US
Jodee Wakefield · Minneapolis, US
Brent Ford · Roseville, US
Ryan Hendrickson · Albertville, US
David Kim · Maple Grove, US
Zachary L. Helgeson · Richfield, US

Key dates

Filing date	Feb 5, 2020
Grant date	Jan 31, 2023
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jan 2, 2041

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA61M2025/0163
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

Disclosed herein is a catheter tip sized and configured to fit onto a distal end of a catheter shaft, the catheter shaft having a shaft outer diameter. The catheter tip includes a base, a tip having an arcuate shape, an outer surface extending from the base to the tip along a longitudinal axis, the outer surface having a diameter at the base that is substantially equal to the shaft outer diameter, and an inner surface extending from the base, wherein the inner surface defines a first region having a first diameter and a second region having a second diameter, wherein the second diameter is less than the first diameter, and wherein the second region is distal of the first region and configured to receive at least one component extending beyond the distal end of the catheter shaft.

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