Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Articulation joint with bending member
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Application No.: US13961301Application Date: 2013-08-07
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Publication No.: US09610068B2Publication Date: 2017-04-04
- Inventor: Gary Kappel , Francis MacNamara , Eric Gutierrez , William Lucas Churchill , Larry Stanton
- Applicant: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
- Applicant Address: US MN Maple Grove
- Assignee: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US MN Maple Grove
- Agency: Bookoff McAndrews, PLLC
- Main IPC: A61B19/00
- IPC: A61B19/00 ; A61B17/00 ; F16C11/04 ; A61B17/072 ; A61B17/29 ; A61M25/01 ; A61B1/005

Abstract:
The present disclosure provides an articulation joint that can include a plurality of articulation links, wherein each articulation link can include an elongate body having a proximal end, a distal end, an outer surface, and a first lumen extending from the proximal end to the distal end. Each articulation link can further include a plurality of arms extending radially outward from the elongate body, wherein each arm includes an inner end attached to the outer surface of the elongate body and a second lumen extending from a proximal side of the arm to a distal side of the arm. The articulation joint can also include a bending member positioned within the first lumen of the elongate body and a control member positioned within a plurality of second lumens, wherein each of the plurality of second lumens includes a common longitudinal axis.
Public/Granted literature
- US20140066952A1 ARTICULATION JOINT WITH BENDING MEMBER Public/Granted day:2014-03-06
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