Controllable intralumen medical device
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Feb 4, 2003
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Nov 6, 2000
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An intralumen medical device which incorporates electroactive polymer actuators into various sections of flexible medical probes results in a device capable of precisely navigating through tortuous passageways. Electroactive polymer actuators can be attached to or replace various sections of flexible medical probes and selectively activated via a controller to produce various coordinated movements or states of rigidity in the flexible medical probe.
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