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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 20, 2024
Filed:
Dec. 30, 2020
Stryker Corporation, Kalamazoo, MI (US);
Stryker European Operations Limited, Carrigtwohill, IE;
Clay W. Northrop, Salt Lake City, UT (US);
Ted W. Layman, Park City, UT (US);
Stryker Corporation, Kalamazoo, MI (US);
Stryker European Operations, Ltd., Carrigtwohill, IE;
Abstract
A catheter includes: a tube having a distal end, a proximal end, and a tube body extending between the distal end and the proximal end, the tube having a tube wall and a first channel in the tube wall; a first elongated element located in the first channel of the tube, the first elongated element slidably moveable in the first channel relative to the tube wall; and a suction port configured to apply suction in the first channel; wherein a first part of the tube wall is configured to deform to apply a first force against the first elongated element in response to the suction in the first channel.