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US 6,602,278 B1Granted
Devices for supporting diagnostic or therapeutic elements and assemblies for creating curves in the distal regions thereof
AssigneeEP Technologies, Inc.
InventorsRussell B. Thompson, Sidney D. Fleischman, James G. Whayne, David K. Swanson
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Abstract
Devices for supporting diagnostic or therapeutic elements and assemblies for creating curves in the distal regions thereof. The assemblies are adapted to create compound curves such that respective portions of the distal region have distinct curvatures.
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A device for supporting a diagnostic or therapeutic element, comprising:
- an elongate body defining a proximal end and a distal end;
- a steering element carried by the distal end of the elongate body, the steering element including a first portion that bends in a first plane, and a second portion located distally of the first portion that bends in a second plane which is non-parallel to the first plane;
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- a steering mechanism, connected to the first portion of the steering element and separately connected to the second portion of the steering element, that bends the first portion of the steering element without substantially bending the second portion of the steering element, and the second portion of the steering element without substantially bending the first portion of the steering element.
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A device for supporting a diagnostic or therapeutic element, comprising:
- an elongate body defining a proximal end and a distal end;
- a steering element carried by the distal end of the elongate body, the steering element including a first portion adapted to bend in a first plane, and a second portion located distally of the first portion and adapted to bend in a second plane which is non-parallel to the first plane;
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- a steering mechanism, including at least one steering wire attached to the first portion of the steering element and at least one steering wire attached to the second portion of the steering element, adapted to bend the first portion of the steering element without substantially bending the second portion of the steering element, and the second portion of the steering element without substantially bending the first portion of the steering element.
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A device for supporting a diagnostic or therapeutic element, comprising:
- an elongate body defining a proximal end and a distal end;
- a steering element carried by the distal end of the elongate body, the steering element including a proximal portion that bends in a first plane, and a distal portion that bends in a second plane which is non-parallel to the first plane;
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- a steering mechanism, operably connected to the steering element, that bends the proximal portion when the distal portion is not bent.
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A device for supporting a diagnostic or therapeutic element, comprising:
- an elongate body defining a proximal end and a distal end;
- a steering element carried by the distal end of the elongate body, the steering element including a first portion that bends in a first plane, and a second portion located distally of the first portion that bends in a second plane which is non-parallel to the first plane;
- a first steering wire attached to the first portion of the steering element;
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- a second steering wire attached to the second portion of the steering element.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.