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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 13, 2026
Filed:
May. 28, 2021
Medtronic Vascular, Inc., Santa Rosa, CA (US);
Celia E. Hughes, Galway, IE;
Michael J. Deane, MO, IE;
MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC., Santa Rosa, CA (US);
Abstract
A steerable catheter device including a catheter, first and second steering wires, and a steering control unit. The steering wires are connected to and extend from the catheter. The steering control unit includes a first actuator member, a first output member, a second actuator member, and a second output member. The first output member is threadably connected to the first actuator member. The second output member is threadably connected to the second actuator member. A portion of the first actuator member is disposed within the second actuator member. The first output member translates with rotation of the first actuator member and the second output member translates with rotation of the second actuator member. The first steering wire is attached to the first output member and the second steering wire is attached to the second output member. Tension in the steering wires can be independently adjusted.