ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 18 -- United States Patent no. 12,471,990, issued on Nov. 18, was assigned to Biosense Webster (Israel) Ltd. (Yokneam, Israel).
"Catheter with deformable distal electrode" was invented by Shubhayu Basu (Anaheim, Calif.) and Mario A. Solis (Rancho Cucamonga, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A catheter probe configured with a capability to present a larger tissue contact area or "footprint" for larger, deeper lesions, without increasing the french size of the catheter, especially its distal section, includes an elastically deformable electrode configured to adopt a neutral configuration and a tissue contact configuration. The deformable electrode comprising a hollow p...