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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 14, 2017
Filed:
Dec. 11, 2012
Applicant:
Vascomed Gmbh, Binzen, DE;
Inventors:
Ralf Kaufmann, Loerrach, DE;
Siegfried Schreiber, Grenzach-Wyhlen, DE;
Paul Rath-Prazak, Breisach, DE;
Assignee:
VascoMed GmbH, Binzen, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 25/00 (2006.01); A61M 25/01 (2006.01); A61B 18/14 (2006.01); B23K 10/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 25/0147 (2013.01); A61B 18/1492 (2013.01); A61M 25/0009 (2013.01); B23K 10/02 (2013.01); A61M 2025/015 (2013.01); Y10T 29/49002 (2015.01);
Abstract
A catheter comprising a steering cable anchor, which is preferably disposed at the distal end of the catheter, and a steering cable. In order to obtain a reliable connection between the steering cable anchor and the steering cable, which is also suitable for use in MRI, a substantially dumbbell-shaped element is disposed between the steering cable anchor and the steering cable and connects the steering cable anchor to the steering cable.