Patent ID: 8764742
Filing Date: 2014-07-01
Classification: A61B,A61M

Abstract:
1. An irrigated catheter comprising: a catheter body having a side, a rounded terminal end, an exterior surface and at least one internal lumen with a varied diameter along a longitudinal length thereof for passage of a fluid, wherein at least a portion of the side is straight along the longitudinal length of the catheter body, the catheter body further having at least one ablation electrode at a distal end of the catheter body, the electrode having an outer surface; a plurality of elution holes along the straight side portion of the catheter body and extending through the exterior surface, said plurality of elution holes spaced apart from one another along the longitudinal length of the catheter body; and a plurality of longitudinally spaced ducts in fluid communication with the lumen, each of the longitudinally spaced ducts leading from the lumen to one of the plurality of elution holes wherein the diameter of the lumen is varied between at least two of the longitudinally spaced ducts, wherein the plurality of elution holes are provided in the outer surface.