Steerable medical device
AssigneeHuman Xtensions Ltd.
InventorsMordehai SHOLEV, Yuval BLYAKHMAN
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Abstract
A medical device is provided. The medical device includes an elongated device body having a steerable portion including a plurality of segments. The segments are co-axially mounted over at least one elongated elastic element which is configured for limiting rotation of the segments with respect to each other. The medical device also includes a control wire running alongside the elongated device body and being unrestrained at the steerable portion such that tensioning of the control wire angles the steerable portion from a longitudinal axis of the elongated device body and deflects the control wire away from the steerable portion.
Claims8
A medical device comprising:
- (a) an elongated device body having a steerable portion including a plurality of segments, wherein said plurality of segments are configured for limiting rotation with respect to each other;
- (b) a sheath covering said steerable portion;
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- (c) at least one control wire running within a recess along said elongated device body and under said sheath, said at least one control wire being unrestrained at said steerable portion such that tensioning of said at least one control wire angles said steerable portion from a longitudinal axis of said elongated device body and deflects said at least one control wire out of said recess.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.