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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 04, 2017
Filed:
Aug. 07, 2013
Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc., Maple Grove, MN (US);
Gary Kappel, Acton, MA (US);
Francis MacNamara, Mountain View, CA (US);
Eric Gutierrez, Bedford, TX (US);
William Lucas Churchill, Bolton, MA (US);
Larry Stanton, Burlington, MA (US);
Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc., Maple Grove, MN (US);
Abstract
The present disclosure provides an articulation joint that can include a plurality of articulation links, wherein each articulation link can include an elongate body having a proximal end, a distal end, an outer surface, and a first lumen extending from the proximal end to the distal end. Each articulation link can further include a plurality of arms extending radially outward from the elongate body, wherein each arm includes an inner end attached to the outer surface of the elongate body and a second lumen extending from a proximal side of the arm to a distal side of the arm. The articulation joint can also include a bending member positioned within the first lumen of the elongate body and a control member positioned within a plurality of second lumens, wherein each of the plurality of second lumens includes a common longitudinal axis.