Patent ID: 8540697

Claim:
A catheter, which comprises: a) a catheter liner extending from a catheter liner proximal portion to a deflectable distal portion; b) a pull wire extending along the catheter liner from a proximal pull wire portion to a distal pull wire portion having a pull wire distal end thereof, wherein the distal pull wire portion extends along at least the deflectable distal portion of the catheter liner; c) at least one anchor contacted to the distal pull wire portion, wherein the anchor has a conical portion flaring annularly away from the pull wire as it extends along the pull wire; d) a band spaced from the anchor and in contact with the distal pull wire portion, wherein the band extends at least part way around a perimeter of the catheter liner; and e) an encapsulant contacting at least the deflectable distal portion of the catheter liner and the pull wire distal portion including the anchor and the band, wherein the encapsulant resides between the pull wire and an annular inner surface of the conical portion of the anchor.