Patent ID: 7771388

Claim:
A deflectable tip catheter comprising: an elongate catheter body having proximal and distal ends and defining a longitudinal axis; an inner body coaxially disposed and slideably engaged within the elongate catheter body, the inner body having proximal and distal portions and defining a longitudinal axis, the distal end portion terminating with an atraumatic distal tip, the distal portion including first and second strut members having proximal and distal ends and arranged in spaced apart opposition parallel to the longitudinal axis, wherein the proximal end of the first strut member is cooperatively associated with the proximal portion of the elongate inner body, the distal end of the first strut member is cooperatively associated with the distal end of the second strut member, and the proximal end of the second strut member is cooperatively associated with the distal end of the elongate catheter body; and a support structure coaxially disposed over the inner body.