US 11,730,426 B2
Catheter with segmented electrodes and methods of making same
Mark A. Hjelle, Fridley, MN (US); Katharina Musiol, Aschaffenburg (DE); and Christiane Leitold, Woelfersheim (DE)
Assigned to Heraeus Medical Components LLC, St. Paul, MN (US); and Heraeus Deutschland GmbH & Co. KG, Hanau (DE)
Filed by Heraeus Medical Components LLC, St. Paul, MN (US); and Heraeus Deutschland GmbH & Co. KG, Hanau (DE)
Filed on Jul. 31, 2019, as Appl. No. 16/527,887.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/712,423, filed on Jul. 31, 2018.
Prior Publication US 2020/0037957 A1, Feb. 6, 2020
Int. Cl. A61B 5/00 (2006.01); A61M 25/00 (2006.01)
CPC A61B 5/6852 (2013.01) [A61M 25/0012 (2013.01); A61M 25/0015 (2013.01); A61M 25/0029 (2013.01); A61M 25/0054 (2013.01); A61B 2562/125 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
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1. A method of assembling a medical catheter, the method comprising:
providing a catheter body made of a compliant material, the catheter body having a center lumen;
forming first and second slots within the catheter body;
providing a first electrode having a plurality of electrode segments, each electrode segment including a contact surface interconnecting first and second retaining features;
wherein the contact surface and the first and second retaining features collectively define a channel;
inserting the first retaining feature within the first slot and into and inside the center lumen of the catheter body; and
inserting the second retaining feature within the second slot and into and inside the center lumen so that the catheter body is positioned within the channel and the first and second retaining features extend into and inside the center lumen.