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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 24, 2018
Filed:
Nov. 13, 2012
Abbott Cardiovascular Systems Inc., Santa Clara, CA (US);
Arundhati N. Kabe, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Troy L. Thornton, San Francisco, CA (US);
Aaron M. Weiss, San Francisco, CA (US);
ABBOTT CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEMS, INC., Santa Clara, CA (US);
Abstract
A catheter configured for intraluminal delivery to a location in the body of a patient, the catheter comprising a steerable assembly comprising a first segment connected to a second segment; the first segment comprises first and second cylindrical elements connected to each other by a first revolute joint in a first single plane; the second segment comprises third and fourth cylindrical elements connected to each other by a second revolute joint in a second single plane, wherein the first single plane and the second single plane are offset by an angle from each other.