Patent ID: 6869414

Claim:
A catheter, comprising: a sheath including a proximal region, a deflection region, a distal-end region including a shaped region, an anchor region defined between the deflection region and the shaped region, and a longitudinal axis; a shaped member extending from the shaped region of the sheath to at least a portion of the anchor region, the shaped region of the sheath deformable to a shape substantially that of the shaped member; a steering ribbon extending from the proximal region of the sheath and passing within at least a portion of the anchor region, a distal end of the steering ribbon joined with a proximal portion of the shaped member; and at least one steering tendon disposed within the sheath, the steering tendon having a first end attached at the anchor region and a second end located at the proximal region of the sheath, wherein movement of the steering tendon in a proximal direction causes the deflection region to deflect relative to the longitudinal axis while the shape of the shaped region of the sheath is substantially maintained.