Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 11
Claim 1
Independent Claim
90 words
A multipurpose cardiac electrocatheter, which comprises at least two non-ferromagnetic non-polarizable electrodes shaped in such a way as to generate an electric field of dipolar configuration, the two electrodes being connected to the external pacing devices through a pair of copper insulated wires, twisted all along the catheter length up to the electrodes, in order to guarantee absence of magnetic field along the catheter during pacing, and the catheter itself being a flexible cylindrical tube of plastic material fully electrically insulated except where the distal and proximal electrodes are placed.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
90 words
A multipurpose cardiac electrocatheter, which comprises at least two non-ferromagnetic non-polarizable electrodes shaped in such a way as to generate an electric field of dipolar configuration, the two electrodes being connected to the external pacing devices through a pair of copper insulated wires, twisted all along the catheter length up to the electrodes, in order to guarantee absence of magnetic field along the catheter during pacing, and the catheter itself being a flexible cylindrical tube of plastic material fully electrically insulated except where the distal and proximal electrodes are placed.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
39 words
The cardiac electrocatheter as per claim 1, which is provided, besides the lumen for the electrode wires, with other multiple parallel lumens, with terminal and/or lateral eyelets, to insert ablation wires or fiberoptics, to apply suction and/or fluid infusion.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
23 words
The cardiac electrocatheter as per claims 1 and 2, in which the distal electrode is hemispherically shaped and the proximal electrode is ring-shaped.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
19 words
The cardiac electrocatheter as per claim 1 and 2, in which both the distal and proximal electrodes are ring-shaped.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
22 words
The cardiac electrocatheter as per the preceding claims, in which the equivalent surface of the electrodes ranges between 5 and 15 mm².
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
19 words
The cardiac electrocatheter as per the preceding claims, in which the interelectrode distance ranges between 2 and 7 mm.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
26 words
The cardiac electrocatheter as per the preceding claims in which the material of the electrodes is selected from the group comprising platinated platinum and amorphous carbon.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
29 words
The cardiac electrocatheter as per the preceding claims, in which the wires connected to the electrodes are made in pure copper, the wires being about 200 µm in diameter.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
25 words
The cardiac electrocatheter as per the previous claims, in which the catheter tube material is selected from the group comprising polyurethan, polyethylenterephtalate, polyethylene or polyvinylchloride.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
23 words
The cardiac electrocatheter as per the previous claims, in which the catheter's size ranges between 1.67 and 2.60 mm (5 and 8 F).