Catheter steering assembly providing asymmetric left and right curve configurations
US5358478A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | May 6, 1993 |
| Grant date | Oct 25, 1994 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 6, 2013 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B2018/00952
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A catheter has an electrode tip assembly that is bendable at the selection of the user in two different directions. The electrode tip assembly assumes different asymmetric predetermined curve configurations when bent in the two directions and is manipulated by means of steering wires adjustably connected tangentially to the lateral edges of a rotatable cam located in the catheter handle.
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