	US 12,138,404 B2
	Medical device shaft with reduced whipping
Christopher Thomas Beeckler, Brea, CA (US); Maribeth Esguerra Wilczynski, Irwindale, CA (US); and Joseph Thomas Keyes, Sierra Madre, CA (US)
Assigned to Biosense Webster (Israel) Ltd., Yokneam (IL)
Filed by Biosense Webster (Israel) Ltd., Yokneam (IL)
Filed on Jun. 20, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/337,898.
Application 18/337,898 is a continuation of application No. 17/470,165, filed on Sep. 9, 2021, granted, now 11,717,647.
Application 17/470,165 is a continuation of application No. 16/235,405, filed on Dec. 28, 2018, granted, now 11,116,942, issued on Sep. 14, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2024/0001080 A1, Jan. 4, 2024
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. A61M 25/01 (2006.01); A61B 5/00 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01)

CPC A61M 25/0147 (2013.01) [A61B 5/6852 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00327 (2013.01); A61M 2025/015 (2013.01)]

20 Claims

1. A medical probe, comprising:

a flexible insertion tube comprising a proximal segment and a deflectable distal segment;

first and second proximal tubular structures twisted around each other in the proximal segment;

first and second distal lumens parallel to each other in the deflectable distal segment; and

first and second wires running respectively through the first and second proximal tubular structures and respectively through the first and second distal lumens, the first and second wires comprising respective first and second proximal ends, which deflect the deflectable distal segment when the respective proximal ends are pulled.