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US 2014/0005647 A1Published application
Steerable and controllable medical laser fibers
AssigneeSrgi Holdings, LLC
InventorsSamuel H. SHUFFLER, Mark G. FONTENOT
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Abstract
A device includes a catheter section comprising a flexible joint region disposed between a distal end and a proximal end. The device includes a laser fiber disposed within the catheter section. The laser fiber emits laser light at a fiber distal end. The device includes a wire comprising a distal end coupled to the catheter section. The wire is configured to move the distal end of the catheter section from a first position to a second position about the flexible joint region.
Claims21
A device comprising:
- a catheter section comprising a flexible joint region disposed between a distal end and a proximal end;
- a laser fiber disposed within the catheter section, wherein the laser fiber emits laser light at a fiber distal end;
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- a wire comprising a distal end coupled to the catheter section, wherein the wire is configured to move the distal end of the catheter section from a first position to a second position about the flexible joint region.
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A method comprising:
- forming a catheter section to include a flexible joint region disposed between a distal end and a proximal end;
- housing a laser fiber within the catheter section, wherein the laser fiber emits laser light at a fiber distal end;
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- housing a wire in the catheter section and coupling a distal end of the wire to the catheter section, wherein the wire is configured to move the distal end of the catheter section from a first position to a second position about the flexible joint region.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.