US 12,440,684 B2
Deflectable mapping guide sheath for his bundle pacing
Scott A. Kramer, Minneapolis, MN (US); Erich W. Stoermer, Plymouth, MN (US); Joshua C. Conway, Wayzata, MN (US); Gene A. Bornzin, Simi Valley, CA (US); Zoltan Somogyi, Simi Valley, CA (US); Amy L. Hanenburg, Minneapolis, MN (US); Emily Weiss, Minneapolis, MN (US); Paul A. Belk, Maple Grove, MN (US); and Patrick P. Senarith, Maple Grove, MN (US)
Assigned to ST. JUDE MEDICAL CARDIOLOGY DIVISION, INC., St. Paul, MN (US)
Filed by St. Jude Medical, Cardiology Division, Inc., St. Paul, MN (US)
Filed on Jan. 17, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/414,984.
Application 18/414,984 is a continuation of application No. 17/877,408, filed on Jul. 29, 2022, granted, now 11,890,100.
Application 17/877,408 is a continuation of application No. 16/967,249, granted, now 11,864,901, issued on Jan. 9, 2024, previously published as PCT/US2019/018329, filed on Feb. 15, 2019.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/743,460, filed on Oct. 9, 2018.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/710,431, filed on Feb. 16, 2018.
Prior Publication US 2024/0148305 A1, May 9, 2024
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. A61N 1/372 (2006.01); A61B 5/287 (2021.01); A61M 25/01 (2006.01); A61N 1/05 (2006.01)
CPC A61N 1/372 (2013.01) [A61B 5/287 (2021.01); A61M 25/0136 (2013.01); A61M 25/0147 (2013.01); A61N 1/056 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
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1. A delivery device comprising:
a handle;
an elongated sheath having a proximal end connected to the handle and a distal end remote from the handle; and
a plurality of mapping electrodes positioned at the distal end of the sheath,
wherein the distal end of the sheath has a distal tip, and the mapping electrodes include two electrodes that diametrically oppose one another at a position spaced from the distal tip of the sheath, wherein the two electrodes are spaced apart by between 1 mm and 3 mm in a circumferential direction of the sheath.