Patent ID: 9662473
Date: 2017-05-30
CPC Classifications: A61B,A61M

Claim:
1. A deflectable catheter comprising: a catheter body; an intermediate section at a distal end of the catheter body; a distal tip electrode distal the intermediate section, the distal tip electrode comprising a stem with an outer circumferential surface; a control handle at a proximal end of the catheter body; and a puller element comprising a high modulus fiber material and having proximal and distal ends, the puller element extending through the catheter body and the intermediate section, wherein the proximal end of the puller element is housed in the control handle and the distal end of the puller element has a wrapped configuration in engagement with the stem of the distal tip electrode, the wrapped configuration comprising: manipulation of the control handle results in movement of the puller element to deflect the intermediate section.