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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 19, 2024
Filed:
Mar. 25, 2019
Applicant:
Aran Biomedical Teoranta, Galway, IE;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Aran Biomedical Teoranta, Galway, IE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 25/01 (2006.01); A61M 25/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 25/0147 (2013.01); A61M 25/0012 (2013.01); A61M 25/0026 (2013.01); A61M 25/0136 (2013.01); A61M 2025/015 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present invention provides a steerable medical or surgical device, in particular a steerable catheter having one or more actuators which may be integrated into a catheter without the need for welding the actuator to the catheter, the device comprising a main shaft having a proximal end and a distal end, and at least one braided actuator coupled to the main shaft at or adjacent the distal end.