Steerable device for use inside of a mammalian body
AssigneeETH Zurich
InventorsSean Liam LYTTLE, Roland DREYFUS, Alexandre MESOT, Bradley NELSON
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AssigneeETH Zurich
InventorsSean Liam LYTTLE, Roland DREYFUS, Alexandre MESOT, Bradley NELSON
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A steerable device includes an elongated element configured to be navigated through the mammalian body. The elongated element has a device tip configured for allowing steering of the elongated element by way of an external magnetic field. Further, the device tip includes a plurality of segments, each segment including a segment body and a segment interface, and a plurality of connectors, each connector including a connector body and a connector interface. The connector interfaces and the segment interfaces have each time mutually complementing shapes allowing rotational movements relative to each other and forming a connection to retain the connectors and the segments in a mated condition, and the magnetic elements form at least partially segment bodies or connector bodies or both.
Steerable device for use inside of a mammalian body, comprising:
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