Articulating torqueable hollow device

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 10123682
APP PUB NO 20170231473A1
SERIAL NO

15585303

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An articulating mechanism for use in a medical device, such as an endoscope or a catheter, includes a series of stacked links disposed adjacent to one another and movable with respect to each other. Each link includes a front face tapered to a pair of pivot points and a rear face defining a wedge shaped recess for receiving the pivot points of the adjacent link. Pull-wires provide tension and hold the staked links together while also allowing for controlled bending of the distal portion by movement of one or more of the pull-wires.

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  • BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED INC.

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Bean, Jeffrey Fitchburg, US 22 184
Ostrovsky, Isaac Wellesley, US 138 4739
Slanda, Jozef Milford, US 117 6165

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