Patent · US Expired

Deflection structure

US6585717B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateJun 15, 2000
Grant dateJul 1, 2003
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Expiry dateMay 10, 2021

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA61M2025/0163
  • WIPO fieldMedical technology
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

Deflection mechanisms are disclosed that are positionable to deflecting portions of a flexible body, such as a catheter, in more than one direction in a single plane, as well as in more than one plane. The invention allows a distal portion of a catheter to be deflected more than 360 degrees to provide a loop.

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