Patent ID: 9694160
Date: 2017-07-04
CPC Classifications: A61B,A61M,Y10T

Claim:
1. A deflectable electrophysiological catheter comprising a shaft body extending along an axis; a lumen disposed within said shaft body and extending along an axial portion of said shaft body, said lumen comprising a component disposed in said longitudinally-extending recess, said component defining a first cross-sectional size and a second cross-sectional size, wherein the first cross-sectional size is smaller than the second cross-sectional size; and a planarity wire disposed in said longitudinally-extending cavity and configured to close said longitudinally-extending open edge to within a pre-defined tolerance that is less than the first cross-sectional size of said component so as to retain said component in said longitudinally-extending recess, wherein said longitudinally-extending open edge defines an opening between said longitudinally-extending recess and said longitudinally-extending cavity and is defined by a pair of shoulders, one disposed at each side of said opening, and further wherein the distance between said shoulders is less than the first cross-sectional size of said component.