Medical Device with a Deflectable Shaft Section and Tension Control

A catheter comprises an elongated shaft having a proximal shaft section and a shapeable shaft section distal to the proximal section, an inner lumen extending within the proximal and shapeable shaft sections; a shaping member slidably disposed within the inner lumen and extends into the shapeable sh...

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Hauptverfasser:	CHAN ERIC K.Y, KU VINCENT WENCHUNG
Format:	Patent
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	DEVICES FOR INTRODUCING MEDIA INTO, OR ONTO, THE BODY DEVICES FOR PRODUCING OR ENDING SLEEP OR STUPOR DEVICES FOR TRANSDUCING BODY MEDIA OR FOR TAKING MEDIA FROMTHE BODY DIAGNOSIS HUMAN NECESSITIES HYGIENE IDENTIFICATION MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE SURGERY
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Zusammenfassung:	A catheter comprises an elongated shaft having a proximal shaft section and a shapeable shaft section distal to the proximal section, an inner lumen extending within the proximal and shapeable shaft sections; a shaping member slidably disposed within the inner lumen and extends into the shapeable shaft section; a shape memory member adjacent to the shaping member in the inner lumen of the shapeable shaft section, wherein the shaping member and the shape memory member are coupled by a coupling coil; and a handle having an operating lever, wherein the handle receives the proximal shaft section and the shaping member for operating the shapeable shaft section.