Invention Application
- Patent Title: STEERING SYSTEM WITH LOCKING MECHANISM
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Application No.: US17352976Application Date: 2021-06-21
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Publication No.: US20210307588A1Publication Date: 2021-10-07
- Inventor: John B. Golden , Mark Monroe
- 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
- Main IPC: A61B1/005
- IPC: A61B1/005 ; A61M25/01

Abstract:
A steerable device, such as a steerable catheter, may include a control handle and an insertion shaft extending outwardly therefrom. In use, the insertion shaft is navigated to an area of interest for examination and/or treatment thereof. The steerable device may include a steering system that controls the deflection angle of the distal end of the insertion shaft in two or more non-planar directions for navigating the insertion shaft to the area of interest. The steering system may also include a locking mechanism for arresting or partially arresting the movement of the distal end of the insertion shaft in a first direction independent of arresting or partially arresting the movement of the distal end in a second non-planar direction.
Public/Granted literature
- US11883005B2 Steering system with locking mechanism Public/Granted day:2024-01-30
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