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US 8,708,953 B2Granted
Steerable medical delivery devices and methods of use
AssigneeShifamed Holdings, LLC
InventorsAmr Salahieh, Jonah Lepak, Emma Leung, Tom Saul, Jean-Pierre Dueri, Brice Arnault De La Menardiere, Clayton Baldwin
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Abstract
Steerable medical delivery devices and their methods of use.
Claims11
A steerable medical delivery device, comprising:
- a steerable portion comprising
- a first tubular member comprising a first flexible polymeric tubular member, the first tubular member configured to preferentially bend;
- and
- a second tubular member comprising a second flexible polymeric tubular member, the second tubular member configured to preferentially bend, wherein the first tubular member is disposed within the second tubular member;
- wherein the first and second tubular members are permanently axially fixed relative to one another at a fixation location distal to the steerable portion, and wherein an external controller is configured to axially move at least one of the first and second tubular members relative to the other at a location proximal to the steerable portion to cause relative axial movement between the first and second tubular members along the steerable portion to steer the steerable portion in a first direction.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.