Patent ID: 8814825
Filing Date: 2014-08-26
Classification: A61B,A61M,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A catheter comprising the following: an elongated body extending along a body longitudinal axis, said elongated body comprising a proximal catheter shaft section and a distal, deflectable catheter shaft section; first and second pull wires, wherein each of said first and second pull wires comprises a proximal end and a distal end, and wherein each of said first and second pull wires extends along said proximal catheter shaft section and along said deflectable catheter shaft section; first and second compression coils each disposed over one of said first and second pull wires, respectively, along said proximal catheter shaft section, and wherein each of said first and second compression coils comprises a proximal end and a distal end; and a shaft coupler extending proximally from a proximal end of said deflectable catheter shaft section, said shaft coupler having an outer surface affixed to said proximal catheter shaft section and said deflectable catheter shaft section.