Patent ID: 8128621

Claim:
An irrigated ablation electrode assembly for use with an irrigated catheter device, the irrigated ablation electrode assembly comprising: a proximal member having at least one passageway for a fluid with an outlet disposed at an external surface of the proximal member; and a distal member connected with the proximal member and having an external surface, a first end, and a second end, wherein one of the first end and the second end of the distal member is configured to receive a portion of the proximal member such that the portion of the proximal member is disposed internally relative to the distal member, the distal member including an electrode; wherein the external surface of the proximal member and the external surface of the distal member meet at an intersection; wherein the at least one passageway of the proximal member is configured to direct a fluid flow through the outlet toward a region adjacent the intersection; and wherein the at least one passageway and the outlet are not positioned longitudinally between the first end and the second end of the distal member.