Superelastic medical instrument
US10285574B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 3, 2018 |
| Grant date | May 14, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 3, 2038 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61L2400/16
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Certain aspects relate to a superelastic medical instrument that of bending elastically through the tortuous pathways of an endoscope, returning to a straight shape upon deployment from the endoscope, and deploying straight along the axis of the end of the bronchoscope (within a tolerated margin) to distances of 2 cm or more.
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