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Telescope for an imaging catheter

US8062226B2 · kind B2 · utility

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11Claims

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Assignee

Silicon Valley Medical Instruments, Inc. · US

Inventor

Thomas C. Moore · Livermore, US

Key dates

Filing date	Dec 16, 2008
Grant date	Nov 22, 2011
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Feb 25, 2030

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA61B5/0084
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A catheter has a proximal end and a distal end and comprises an outer tube having a proximal end, an inner sheath slidingly received within the outer tube and extending distally from the outer tube, and a rotatable shaft extending from the proximal end of the outer tube to within the inner sheath. The rotatable shaft is axially fixed with respect to the outer tube and axially moveable within and with respect to the inner sheath. The rotatable shaft includes a proximal substantially rigid section and a distal flexible section. The catheter further includes a working element carried on the distal flexible section of the rotatable shaft.

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