Steerable catheter

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2007-06-19

2007-06-19

Williams, Catherine S. (Department: 3763)

Surgery

Means for introducing or removing material from body for...

Treating material introduced into or removed from body...

C604S095040, C604S528000

Reexamination Certificate

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10929629

ABSTRACT:
A catheter includes a pull wire which extends through two different lumen and attaches to the distal end of the catheter at an off-axis location. By tensioning the pull wire, the catheter can assume various complex curves, depending on the respective lumen through which the pull wire passes.

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patent: 5611777 (1997-03-01), Bowden et al.
patent: 5823955 (1998-10-01), Kuck et al.
patent: 6783510 (2004-08-01), Gibson et al.

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