Slidable control mechanism for steerable catheter
US5944690A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 17, 1997 |
| Grant date | Aug 31, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 17, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B2018/00952
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A steerable catheter control mechanism for manipulating a pair of catheter control wires comprises a slider mechanism coupled to the proximal ends of the control wires and displaceable along a linear path to place a selected one of said wires in tension without placing the other of said wires in compression.
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