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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 24, 2023
Filed:
Apr. 12, 2019
Merit Medical Systems, Inc., South Jordan, UT (US);
Aaron Hopkinson, Herriman, UT (US);
Alan Vawdrey, Riverton, UT (US);
Jason Wiersdorf, West Jordan, UT (US);
Richard Barlow, American Fork, UT (US);
Jordan Peterson, West Jordan, UT (US);
Tyler Rees, Draper, UT (US);
Richard Stephenson, Salt Lake City, UT (US);
Derek Jensen, Sandy, UT (US);
Merit Medical Systems, Inc., South Jordan, UT (US);
Abstract
Steerable, elongated medical devices that are inserted into a patient's body are disclosed. The devices include first and second wires slidably extending longitudinally through a wall of a tube and attached adjacent a distal end of the tube. The devices also include a tension control member configured to selectively apply a tension force to the wires to bend the tube.