US 11,779,252 B2
Random pinout catheter
Eden Kidishman, Modiin (IL); Tamir Yellin, Yokneam Hamoshava (IL); Eliyahu Ravuna, Kiryat Ata (IL); Itamar Bustan, Zichron Ya'acov (IL); Assaf Govari, Haifa (IL); and Dean Ponzi, Glendora, CA (US)
Assigned to BIOSENSE WEBSTER (ISRAEL) LTD., Yokneam (IL)
Filed by Biosense Webster (Israel) Ltd., Yokneam (IL)
Filed on Mar. 17, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/204,504.
Application 17/204,504 is a continuation of application No. 15/722,846, filed on Oct. 2, 2017, granted, now 10,959,635.
Prior Publication US 2021/0244334 A1, Aug. 12, 2021
Int. Cl. A61B 18/12 (2006.01); A61B 5/287 (2021.01); A61B 5/00 (2006.01); A61M 39/10 (2006.01); A61B 18/14 (2006.01); A61B 5/333 (2021.01); A61B 5/339 (2021.01)
CPC A61B 5/287 (2021.01) [A61B 5/333 (2021.01); A61B 5/339 (2021.01); A61B 5/6852 (2013.01); A61B 5/743 (2013.01); A61B 18/1492 (2013.01); A61M 39/10 (2013.01); A61B 2562/08 (2013.01); A61B 2562/226 (2013.01); A61M 2039/1022 (2013.01)] 8 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A catheter, comprising:
a connector including a plurality of first contacts and one or more second contacts laterally spaced therefrom;
a shaft including a plurality of electrodes, each electrode being coupled to a different one of the plurality of first contacts; and
a memory coupled to at least one of the one or more second contacts, wherein the memory is configured to:
store a pinout map identifying an order in which the plurality of electrodes has been coupled to the plurality of first contacts, wherein the catheter is configured so that any electrode can be coupled to any first contact while maintaining usability; and
provide the pinout map to an external device via one or more of the second contacts after the connector is coupled to the external device.