Method of securing ring electrodes onto catheter
US5524337A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 21, 1994 |
| Grant date | Jun 11, 1996 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 21, 2014 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T29/49117
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A catheter having an elongated polymeric body with hollow encircling ring electrodes thereon and a method of forming the same are provided by the invention. Ring electrodes are each connected to an external electrical circuit by wires extending through the lumen, the wires each passing through an aperture through a wall of the body and being connected to an interior surface of the ring electrode. The tubular body of the catheter is expanded into a tight interference fit with the interior surfaces of the ring electrodes by heating the body to a temperature approaching its glass transition temperature to permit relief of internal stresses.
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