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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 18, 2017
Filed:
Oct. 04, 2013
Steerable Instruments Bvba, Sint-Denijs-Westrem, BE;
Steerable Instruments NV, Sint-Denijs-Westrem, BE;
Abstract
The present invention relates to a bodily invasive steerable device () having a proximal () and distal () end comprising a steering mechanism () having a proximal bending part (), a distal bending part (), and an intermediate part () disposed between the proximal bending part () and the distal bending part () configured mechanically to transmit forces applied at the proximal end () to the distal end (). The steering is mechanism configured such that the distal bending part () moves responsive to movements of the proximal bending part (). The device also comprises a handle () coupled to the proximal bending part () to effect manual bending. The handle () comprises at least one grip member () that extends distally (), at least over the proximal terminal end () of the proximal bending part ().