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US 11,628,272 B2Granted
Modular catheter
AssigneeMedtronic Vascular, Inc.
InventorsRonja F. Pfeiffer, Declan P. Costello, Edmond Sheahan
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Abstract
The present disclosure provides a catheter including a plurality of a segments, each segment having a stiffener extending along its length. The plurality of segments are interconnected with connectors such that each of the segments can bend in multiple planes via rotation of the connectors.
Claims19
A catheter comprising:
- a first tubular segment having a distal end and a proximal end;
- the first tubular segment further having a body and a set of spine wires longitudinally arranged with respect to the body;
- a second tubular segment having a distal end and a proximal end;
- the second tubular segment further having a body and a set of spine wires longitudinally arranged with respect to the body of the second tubular segment;
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- a first connector having a first portion connected to the distal end of the first tubular segment and a second portion connected to the proximal end of the second tubular segment;
- wherein the first portion and the second portion are engaged so that the first and second portions can rotate about an axis with respect to each other.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.