Steerable Device For Introducing Diagnostic And Therapeutic Apparatus Into The Body

a technology of diagnostic and therapeutic equipment and steering mechanism, which is applied in the field of devices, can solve the problems of reducing the thickness of the wall, affecting the stability of the body, so as to achieve the effect of sacrificing the steering ability and thinning the wall
US20080188800A1Inactive Publication Date: 2008-08-07BENCINI ROBERT F +1
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Authority / Receiving Office
US · United States
Current Assignee / Owner
BENCINI ROBERT F
Publication Date
2008-08-07
Estimated Expiration
Not applicable · inactive patent

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Abstract

An apparatus including an elongate body having a lumen extending therethrough and a steering wire associated with the distal portion of the elongate body.
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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS

[0001] This application is a continuation-in-part of co-pending U.S. application Ser. No. 09 / 165,652, filed Oct. 2, 1998, which is incorporated herein by reference.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTIONS

[0002] 1. Field of Inventions

[0003] The present inventions relate generally to devices that are used to introduce diagnostic and therapeutic apparatus into the body.

[0004] 2. Description of the Related Art

[0005] There are many instances where physicians must introduce diagnostic and therapeutic apparatus, such as diagnostic and therapeutic electrodes, ultrasound transducers, biopsy devices and other surgical tools, into the body. The diagnostic and therapeutic apparatus are often carried by catheters, which allow physicians to gain access to the body in a minimally invasive manner by way of bodily lumens. In cardiac treatment, for example, a catheter is advanced through a main vein or artery into the region of the heart that is to be treated.

[0006] One method of...

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