Adjustable stiffness medical devices
US12290238B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 29, 2021 |
| Grant date | May 6, 2025 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 17, 2043 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61M25/0147
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A medical device may include: a shaft configured to be inserted into a body lumen of a subject; a handle at a proximal end of the shaft, the handle including an adjustment mechanism configured to be transitioned from a first configuration, in which the shaft has a first stiffness, to a second configuration, in which the shaft has a second stiffness. The first stiffness may be different from the second stiffness.
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