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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 13, 2015
Filed:
Sep. 24, 2010
Thomas Jenkins, Oakland, CA (US);
Tom Thanh Vo, Mountain View, CA (US);
Eric Goldfarb, Belmont, CA (US);
Scott J. Baron, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Thomas Jenkins, Oakland, CA (US);
Tom Thanh Vo, Mountain View, CA (US);
Eric Goldfarb, Belmont, CA (US);
Scott J. Baron, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Acclarent, Inc., Menlo Park, CA (US);
Abstract
An illuminating wire medical device may include an elongate flexible housing and an illuminating fiber and a core wire extending through at least part of the housing, the core wire providing desired pushability and torquability. The illuminating device may further include a connector assembly cooperating with the illuminating fiber to accommodate changes in length, to absorb forces applied during use of the device and to channel errant light away from the illuminating fibers of the device.