Patent ID: 7062310
Filing Date: 2006-06-13
Classification: A61B,A61N,Y10T

Abstract:
1. An electrode assembly for a sensor catheter tip, said assembly comprising: a first electrode and a second electrode, each electrode comprising a body having a center axis and a contact aperture radially spaced from the center axis, the electrodes being axially aligned and spaced apart along the axis; and a first contact element and a second contact element positioned within each said contact aperture in the respective first electrode and second electrode, each of the first and second contact elements configured to receive a wire lead and establish electrical contact with the respective first and second electrodes; wherein said first and second contact elements are radially offset from one another, thereby providing staggered contact points for each respective electrode; wherein each of said contact elements have an axial length, said axial length of said contacts being different from one another.