Steerable delivery sheaths
US10188832B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 7, 2017 |
| Grant date | Jan 29, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 11, 2037 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61M2025/0161
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Steerable medical delivery devices that have a steerable portion and an external controller. The steerable portion has a first tubular member comprising a flexible polymeric tubular member that comprises a wall of solid material along the steerable portion, the first tubular member configured to preferentially bend, and a second tubular member, wherein one of the first and second tubular members is disposed within the other, wherein the first and second tubular members are permanently axially fixed relative to one another at a fixation location distal to the steerable portion.
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