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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 24, 2019
Filed:
Mar. 28, 2016
Applicant:
Shifamed Holdings, Llc, Campbell, CA (US);
Inventors:
Amr Salahieh, Saratoga, CA (US);
Jonah Lepak, Santa Cruz, CA (US);
Emma Lepak, Santa Cruz, CA (US);
Tom Saul, Moss Beach, CA (US);
Jean-Pierre Dueri, Los Gatos, CA (US);
Joseph Creagan Trautman, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Christopher T. Cheng, Los Altos, CA (US);
Richard Joseph Renati, Los Gatos, CA (US);
Colin Mixter, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Marc Bitoun, Santa Cruz, CA (US);
Assignee:
Shifamed Holdings, LLC, Campbell, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/00 (2006.01); A61M 25/01 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/00234 (2013.01); A61M 25/0138 (2013.01); A61M 25/0147 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00309 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00314 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00327 (2013.01); A61M 25/0141 (2013.01);
Abstract
Steerable medical devices and methods of use. In some embodiments, the steerable medical devices include a steerable portion with a stiffness that varies along the length of the steerable portion.