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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 13, 2019
Filed:
Aug. 31, 2017
Applicant:
Katalyst Surgical, Llc, Chesterfield, MO (US);
Inventors:
Gregg D Scheller, Wildwood, MO (US);
Matthew N Zeid, Ballwin, MO (US);
Craig Moore, O'Fallon, MO (US);
Assignee:
Katalyst Surgical, LLC, Chesterfield, MO (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 18/22 (2006.01); A61F 9/008 (2006.01); A61F 2/30 (2006.01); A61B 18/20 (2006.01); A61B 18/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 18/22 (2013.01); A61F 9/008 (2013.01); A61F 9/00802 (2013.01); A61F 9/00821 (2013.01); A61F 9/00823 (2013.01); A61B 2018/0091 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00196 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00202 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00589 (2013.01); A61B 2018/20357 (2017.05); A61B 2018/225 (2013.01); A61B 2018/2238 (2013.01); A61F 2002/3037 (2013.01); A61F 2009/00863 (2013.01);
Abstract
A steerable laser probe may include a handle, and inner bore of the handle, an actuation lever of the handle, a housing tube, and an optic fiber disposed within the inner bore of the handle and the housing tube. The housing tube may have a first housing tube portion having a first stiffness and a second housing tube portion having a second stiffness. The second stiffness may be greater than the first stiffness.