Heart catheter with an electrode on a spreadable device
US5997536A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 11, 1997 |
| Grant date | Dec 7, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 11, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B2018/00577
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
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.
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