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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 06, 2018
Filed:
Aug. 08, 2014
Oscor Inc., Palm Harbor, FL (US);
Thomas P. Osypka, Palm Harbor, FL (US);
Michael J. Gelineau, Odessa, FL (US);
Paul Chagnon, Palm Harbor, FL (US);
Brian Walguarnery, Palm Harbor, FL (US);
Oscor Inc., Palm Harbor, FL (US);
Abstract
A steerable medical device can include a sheath defining a longitudinal axis having a deflectable distal end portion, and at least one lateral passage extending therethrough and configured to accommodate at least one steering cable and a steering handle operatively associated with a proximal end portion of the sheath and having an actuation mechanism operatively connected to the at least one steering cable accommodated within the at least one lateral passages of the sheath for steering the deflectable distal end portion of the sheath in at least one direction relative to the longitudinal axis thereof.