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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 11, 2016
Filed:
Jan. 23, 2009
Isaac Ostrovsky, Wellesley, MA (US);
Ty Fairneny, Hopkinton, MA (US);
Josef Slanda, Milford, MA (US);
Jessica Hixon, Watertown, MA (US);
Isaac Ostrovsky, Wellesley, MA (US);
Ty Fairneny, Hopkinton, MA (US);
Josef Slanda, Milford, MA (US);
Jessica Hixon, Watertown, MA (US);
Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc., Maple Grove, MN (US);
Abstract
The present invention generally relates to an articulating structure for use as at least part of a medical device. In one aspect, the invention features an articulating structure comprising an inner member, a sleeve, a pull wire, and an outer member. The inner member defines at least one channel on the outer surface of the inner member, the at least one channel extending along a length of the inner member. The inner member further defines at least one lumen extending through the inner member. The sleeve is disposed in the at least one channel. The pull wire extends within a lumen of the sleeve. The outer member is disposed over the inner member and defines a lumen through which the inner member extends.