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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 24, 2016
Filed:
May. 14, 2012
Applicants:
Assaf Govari, Haifa, IL;
Andres Claudio Altmann, Haifa, IL;
Ariel Garcia, Duarte, CA (US);
Inventors:
Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 18/14 (2006.01); A61B 5/05 (2006.01); A61B 19/00 (2006.01); A61M 25/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 18/14 (2013.01); A61B 5/05 (2013.01); A61B 18/1492 (2013.01); A61B 2019/4857 (2013.01); A61M 25/0082 (2013.01); A61M 2025/0081 (2013.01); Y10T 29/49826 (2015.01);
Abstract
A medical probe includes a flexible insertion tube, having a distal end for insertion into a body cavity of a patient, and a distal tip, which is disposed at the distal end of the insertion tube and is configured to be brought into contact with tissue in the body cavity. A coupling member couples the distal tip to the distal end of the insertion tube and includes a tubular piece of an elastic material having a helical cut therethrough along a portion of a length of the piece.