Patent ID: 8852112
Filing Date: 2014-10-07
Classification: A61B,A61M

Abstract:
1. A catheter comprising: an outer tubular body having a wall, a proximal end and a distal end; a lumen for delivering an interventional device extending through the outer tubular body from the proximal end of the outer tubular body to an exit port located distal to the proximal end of the outer tubular body; a first electrical conductor portion comprising a plurality of electrical conductors arranged side-by-side with electrically non-conductive material therebetween, the first electrical conductor portion being helically disposed along and about at least a portion of the lumen and extending from the proximal end of the outer tubular body to the distal end of the outer tubular body; a second electrical conductor portion, electrically interconnected to the first electrical conductor portion at the distal end of the outer tubular body, comprising a plurality of electrical conductors; and a deflectable imaging device, located distal to and deflectable relative to the distal end of the outer tubular body, wherein the second electrical conductor portion is connected to and extends distally from the distal end of the outer tubular body, between the first electrical conductor portion and the deflectable imaging device, and is electrically interconnected to the deflectable imaging device, and wherein the second electrical conductor portion is bendable distal to and relative to the distal end of the outer tubular body in response to deflection of the deflectable imaging device.