Method of anchoring pullwire directly articulatable region in catheter
US10583271B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 3, 2015 |
| Grant date | Mar 10, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 27, 2037 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T29/49879
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A catheter comprises a flexible polymer catheter body including a proximal shaft section and a distal working section, a wire support structure embedded within the distal working section of the catheter body, a proximal adapter mounted to the proximal shaft section of the catheter body, and a wire disposed within the catheter body. The wire has a proximal end and a distal end. The proximal end of the wire being operably connected to the proximal adapter, and the distal end of the wire is anchored to the wire support structure.
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