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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 13, 2015
Filed:
Sep. 09, 2013
Applicant:
Syntheon, Llc, Miami, FL (US);
Inventors:
Kevin W. Smith, Coral Gables, FL (US);
Derek Dee Deville, Coral Gables, FL (US);
Korey Kline, Miami, FL (US);
Matthew A. Palmer, Miami, FL (US);
Assignee:
Syntheon, LLC, Miami, FL (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 1/005 (2006.01); A61B 1/00 (2006.01); A61M 29/00 (2006.01); A61B 17/34 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01); A61B 17/29 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 1/0051 (2013.01); A61B 1/005 (2013.01); A61B 1/0055 (2013.01); A61B 1/00078 (2013.01); A61B 1/00135 (2013.01); A61B 1/00154 (2013.01); A61M 29/00 (2013.01); A61B 17/3421 (2013.01); A61B 2017/003 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00318 (2013.01); A61B 2017/2929 (2013.01); A61B 2017/345 (2013.01);
Abstract
A torque-transmitting, variably-flexible device, comprising a hollow body having a proximal end and a distal end, a torque-transmitting element operable to transmit torque from the proximal end towards the distal end of the hollow body, and a steering element operable to steer the distal end of the hollow body.