Small diameter cable
US12195916B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 30, 2018 |
| Grant date | Jan 14, 2025 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 26, 2040 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC D)Textiles; Paper
- CPC primaryD07B2205/3085
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A wire cable construct including a plurality of strands each made of a plurality of wire filaments, the strands and wire filaments arranged in a 37×7 configuration of 37 strands of 7 wire filaments each, with the strands arranged in four layers including a first, central layer of a single strand, a second layer of six strands, a third layer of twelve strands and a fourth, outermost layer of eighteen strands. The cable may have a small diameter for use in medical device applications, and the strand and wire element configuration allows the cable to carry high axial loads, minimizes bending stress when the cable is routed around a tight turn such as a small pulley, and minimizes torsion in the cable due to axial loading.
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