Medical device having segmented construction
US8485992B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 20, 2010 |
| Grant date | Jul 16, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 14, 2030 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01R33/285
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A medical device having a segmented construction. In at least some embodiments, a medical device including a plurality of conductive elongated members that are of such a length and are connected together in such a manner to impart a degree of MRI compatibility to the device. In some embodiments, the elongated members can include a series of solid elongate members and tubular elongate members, which construction provides one way to control at least some properties of the device, for example, stiffness, torque transmission, flexibility, shape retention, and the like. In yet some additional embodiments, at least one of the elongated members has a recess into which a protrusion of another elongated member may fit.
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