Patent ID: 11925410
Assignee: BIOSENSE WEBSTER (ISRAEL) LTD.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 0:
1. A catheter, comprising:
a catheter body;
a contraction wire having a proximal end and a distal end;
an elongated support member having a 3-D arcuate configuration and including
a proximal generally rectangular portion comprising a first flat side having a first height and a first cross-sectional area,
an intermediate generally rectangular portion distal of the proximal rectangular portion comprising a second flat side having a second height that is greater than the first height and second cross-sectional area that is about equal to the first cross-sectional area, and
a distal generally rectangular portion distal of the intermediate generally rectangular portion comprising a third flat side having a third height that is greater than the second height and a third cross-sectional area that is about equal to the first cross-sectional area, and
a distal end; and

a distal assembly comprising a distal portion of the contraction wire, the intermediate generally rectangular portion of the elongated support member, and the distal generally rectangular portion of the elongated support member.