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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 08, 1991
Filed:
Dec. 08, 1989
Applicant:
Inventor:
William C McCoy, Zionsville, IN (US);
Assignee:
Catheter Research, Inc., Indianapolis, IN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
604 95 ; 604281 ; 128657 ; 128772 ;
Abstract
A maneuverable distal apparatus includes a temperature-activated memory element moving in a first direction to assume a predetermined shape when heated to a predetermined temperature and control means for selectively heating the memory element so that the memory element is moved in the first direction. A spring is provided for yieldably urging the memory element in a second direction away from the first direction upon cooling of the memory element to a temperature less than the predetermined temperature so that the memory element is moved to assume a shape other than the predetermined shape.