Patent ID: 9703317
Date: 2017-07-11
CPC Classifications: A61B,G06F

Claim:
1. A dongle for coupling an electrophysiologic catheter and a navigational system, including a patient interface unit (PIU), the dongle comprising: a body with a first electrical interface unit configured for connection to a proximal end of a control handle at a proximal end of the catheter; and a support portion with a second electrical interface unit configured for connection to the patient interface unit, the support portion having an outer flexible tubular member with shape memory and first and second ends, the outer flexible tubular member terminating at its first end in the second electrical interface unit and terminating at its second end in the body, the outer flexible tubular member configured to simultaneously bend in multiple directions; and a printed circuit board housed in the body and hardwired to the first electrical interface unit and the second electrical interface unit, the printed circuit board configured to process electrical signals received from the catheter via the first electrical interface unit.