Articulating cannula
US6068621A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 20, 1998 |
| Grant date | May 30, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 20, 2018 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61M2210/125
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A cannula possessing a distal region and a proximal region, a slider mounted on the cannula, and a manipulator wire connecting the distal region and the slider, is articulated by proximal and distal displacements of the slider with respect to the distal end of the cannula.
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