Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Balloon deflection
- Patent Title (中): 气球偏转
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Application No.: US13747769Application Date: 2013-01-23
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Publication No.: US08747352B1Publication Date: 2014-06-10
- Inventor: Jean-Pierre Lalonde
- Applicant: Medtronic CyroCath LP
- Applicant Address: CA Toronto, Ontario
- Assignee: Medtronic CryoCath LP
- Current Assignee: Medtronic CryoCath LP
- Current Assignee Address: CA Toronto, Ontario
- Agency: Christopher & Weisberg, P.A.
- Main IPC: A61M31/00
- IPC: A61M31/00 ; A61M37/00

Abstract:
A medical device having enhanced steerability for navigation through a patient's vasculature and for positioning the device for performing a medical procedure, such as pulmonary vein isolation. The device generally includes an elongate body, a balloon defining a proximal neck that is affixed to the distal end of the elongate body such that the neck and elongate body are coterminous, a shaft disposed at least partially within the elongate body and at least partially within the balloon, and a pull wire affixed to a distal portion of the shaft, such that pulling the pull wire will cause deflection of the balloon at a point that is immediately distal of the proximal neck of the balloon. Further, the shape of the balloon when deflected and when in a neutral configuration may be substantially the same.
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