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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Sep. 19, 2023

Filed:

Jul. 09, 2020
Applicant:

Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc., Maple Grove, MN (US);

Inventors:

Andrew Calabrese, Lancaster, MA (US);

Brian Gaffney, Rutland, MA (US);

Gene Storbeck, Mills, MA (US);

Mark Wood, Sterling, MA (US);

Assignee:

Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc., Maple Grove, MN (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 25/00 (2006.01); A61M 25/01 (2006.01); B29C 48/10 (2019.01); B29C 48/21 (2019.01); A61B 1/00 (2006.01); A61B 1/008 (2006.01); A61B 1/005 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 25/0141 (2013.01); A61B 1/008 (2013.01); A61B 1/0011 (2013.01); A61B 1/0055 (2013.01); A61B 1/0057 (2013.01); A61B 1/00135 (2013.01); A61M 25/005 (2013.01); A61M 25/0012 (2013.01); A61M 25/0045 (2013.01); A61M 25/0147 (2013.01); B29C 48/10 (2019.02); B29C 48/21 (2019.02); A61B 2560/04 (2013.01); A61M 2025/015 (2013.01);
Abstract

Aspects of articulating devices and methods are disclosed. An exemplary articulating device may comprise an interior core with a reinforcing extending along a central axis, an exterior layer bonded to the interior core by an interface, and a lumen extending through the exterior layer, exterior of the reinforcing element, and parallel to the central axis. A steering wire may be moveable in the lumen to articulate a distal end of the device relative to the central axis in response to a force applied to the steering wire. Related methods of manufacturing an articulating device are also described.


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