Abstract: A hemostasis cannula unit including a valve housing, a cap, and a hemostasis valve, wherein the hemostasis valve includes a valve gasket and a valve membrane compressed against the valve gasket by the valve housing, wherein the valve gasket is thicker than the valve membrane.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
April 17, 2003
Date of Patent:
July 25, 2006
Assignee:
St. Jude Medical, Atrial Fibrillation Division, Inc.
Abstract: A remotely deflectable electrophysiology/ablation catheter of the type intended for placing into an interior passage of the heart is disclosed. The distal end of this elongated tubular catheter has a pair of tension/compression members each with a flattened end portion connected to the distal electrode and extending through the catheter casing and attached to a user moveable actuator for effecting the tension/compression thereon for remotely curling the distal end of the catheter. Spaced ring electrodes are provided adjacent the distal electrode. A permanent bend is pre-formed in the casing and tension/compression members adjacent the ring electrodes about an axis perpendicular to the elongated tension/compression members.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
May 13, 2003
Date of Patent:
July 25, 2006
Assignee:
St. Jude Medical, Atrial Fibrillation Division, Inc.