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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 11, 2012
Filed:
Jan. 14, 2009
Applicants:
Mani N. Prakash, Boulder, CO (US);
Tao D. Nguyen, Redwood City, CA (US);
Inventors:
Mani N. Prakash, Boulder, CO (US);
Tao D. Nguyen, Redwood City, CA (US);
Assignee:
Vivant Medical, Inc., Boulder, CO (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/70 (2006.01); A61B 18/04 (2006.01); A61B 17/56 (2006.01); A61B 17/58 (2006.01); A61F 2/30 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A medial device including a handle portion, and a deployable member disposed in mechanical cooperation with the handle portion is disclosed. The deployable member includes a distal tip and a bend that is disposed adjacent the distal tip. The deployable member is extendable form the handle portion such that the distal tip extends in a spiral-like configuration in response to extension of the deployable member. The spiral-like configuration includes non-equivalent radii.