Patents Examined by Le Cohen
  • Intravascular multielectrode cardiac mapping probe
    Patent number: 5846196
    Abstract: An intraventricular multielectrode cardiac mapping probe having an electrode array assembly which is initially stored within the distal lumen of a delivery catheter and after placement of the tip of the catheter at a target location within the heart the electrode array may be moved out of its retracted position to expand into a generally planar configuration to position electrodes for mapping of the heart chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 1996
    Date of Patent: December 8, 1998
    Assignee: Cordis Europa N.V.
    Inventors: Gerd Siekmeyer, Wilhelmus Petrus Martinus Maria van Erp