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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 19, 2019
Filed:
Feb. 20, 2013
Applicants:
Samuel H. Shuffler, Lafayette, LA (US);
Mark G. Fontenot, Lafayette, LA (US);
Inventors:
Samuel H. Shuffler, Lafayette, LA (US);
Mark G. Fontenot, Lafayette, LA (US);
Assignee:
SRGI HOLDINGS LLC, Henderson, NV (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 18/24 (2006.01); A61M 25/01 (2006.01); A61M 25/10 (2013.01); A61B 18/22 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 18/24 (2013.01); A61M 25/0136 (2013.01); A61M 25/0147 (2013.01); A61B 2018/2238 (2013.01); A61M 25/0108 (2013.01); A61M 25/10 (2013.01); A61M 2025/015 (2013.01); Y10T 29/49002 (2015.01);
Abstract
A device includes a catheter section comprising a flexible joint region disposed between a distal end and a proximal end. The device includes a laser fiber disposed within the catheter section. The laser fiber emits laser light at a fiber distal end. The device includes a wire comprising a distal end coupled to the catheter section. The wire is configured to move the distal end of the catheter section from a first position to a second position about the flexible joint region.