Defined deflection structure

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May 10, 2005
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Deflection mechanisms are disclosed that are positionable to deflecting portions of a flexible body, such as a catheter, in more than one direction in a single plane, as well as in more than one plane. The invention allows a distal portion of a catheter to be deflected more than 360 degrees to provide a loop.

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MEDTRONIC CRYOCATH LP	199 BAY STREET SUITE 5300 TORONTO M5L 1B9

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A61M:DEVICES FOR INTRODUCING MEDIA INTO, OR ONTO, THE B....

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Inventor Name	Address	# of filed Patents	Total Citations
Aubert, Mathieu-Philippe	Saint-Laurent, CA	4	374
Carroll, Sean	Beaconsfield, CA	59	3348
Marcotte, Marc-Andre	Outremont, CA	2	220
Santoianni, Domenic	Kirkland, CA	32	1602
Thibault, Benoit	St-Zotique, CA	10	788
Wittenberger, Dan	Pierrefonds, CA	110	5621

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PATENT NO	6890329
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SERIAL NO	10002957
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DATE PUBLISHED	PUBLICATION/PATENT NO.	PUBLICATION TYPE
May 10, 2005	US,6890329,B2 US6890329B2	GRANTED PATENT AS SECOND PUBLICATION
June 27, 2002	US,20020082585,A1 US20020082585A1	FIRST PUBLISHED PATENT APPLICATION

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