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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 19, 2014
Filed:
Jul. 26, 2010
Applicants:
Francis T. Macnamara, Newtown, MA (US);
James Duronio, Westford, MA (US);
Roy H. Sullivan, Millville, MA (US);
Inventors:
Francis T. Macnamara, Newtown, MA (US);
James Duronio, Westford, MA (US);
Roy H. Sullivan, Millville, MA (US);
Assignee:
Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc., Maple Grove, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 1/00 (2006.01); A61B 1/005 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 1/0051 (2013.01); A61B 1/0057 (2013.01); A61B 1/005 (2013.01); A61B 1/0052 (2013.01); A61B 1/0053 (2013.01); A61B 1/0056 (2013.01);
Abstract
A steerable shaft of a medical instrument is steered by one or more control cables. The control cables are in contact with a steering system tension control device that reduces the tension in the control cables caused by bends in the shaft.