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Variable stiffness catheter assembly

US7766896B2 · kind B2 · utility

167Cited by

19References

16Claims

0Family size

Assignee

Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc. · US

Inventors

Angela Kornkven Volk · Rogers, US
Tracee Eidenschink · Wayzata, US
Derek C. Sutermeister · Eden Prairie, US
Derek Wise · New Brighton, US
Richard C. Gunderson · Maple Grove, US
Jan Weber · Maple Grove, US
John Blix · Maple Grove, US
Richard J. Olson · Blaine, US
Karl A. Jagger · Deephaven, US

Key dates

Filing date	Apr 25, 2006
Grant date	Aug 3, 2010
Priority date	—
Expiry date	May 28, 2027

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY10T29/49826
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A catheter comprising an outer shaft comprising a first section of electroactive polymer. The first section of electroactive polymer affecting either the flexibility of the catheter or the steerability of the catheter.

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