Patent ID: 9724154
Date: 2017-08-08
CPC Classifications: A61B

Claim:
1. A catheter, comprising: an elongated body; an electrode mounted at a distal end of the elongated body, wherein the electrode is configured as a shell defining an interior space; a plurality of irrigation apertures formed in the shell and communicating with the interior space; an insert disposed within the interior space having a plurality of protrusions configured to mate with a corresponding plurality of orifices in the shell of the electrode, wherein each protrusion extends at least flush with an exterior surface of the electrode and has a port communicating with at least one interior lumen in the insert; a plurality of sensors, wherein each sensor is disposed within one of the ports of the protrusions; and a support which forms a flight tight seal with a proximal-most end of the electrode and engages a proximal end of the insert to stabilize the insert against rotational motion.