Patent ID: 8517999
Filing Date: 2013-08-27
Classification: A61B,A61M

Abstract:
1. A catheter comprising: an elongated body having a distal end, a proximal end, a longitudinal axis, a sidewall, and a lumen that includes a first segment having a first inner diameter and a second segment having a second inner diameter that is different from the first inner diameter; an electrode coupled to the distal end and having a terminal end, the electrode defining a plurality of elution holes including a first elution hole and a second elution hole longitudinally spaced from the first elution hole, each of the first elution hole and the second elution hole spaced from the terminal end, wherein the first inner diameter of the first segment and the second inner diameter of the second segment are configured to provide a substantially uniform fluid outflow rate for each of the elution holes; and a plurality of ducts including a first duct and a second duct, the first duct extending between the first segment and the first elution hole, the second duct extending between the second segment and the second elution hole.