Preventing twisting of pull wires when deflecting an ear-nose-throat tool

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PATENT NO 11541209
APP PUB NO 20210196930A1
SERIAL NO

16730786

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A medical tool includes, a deflectable distal end, at least a pull wire, and a coupling element. The at least pull wire has a first end coupled to the distal end of the medical tool, and configured to be moved for deflecting the distal end. The coupling element is coupled to a second end of the pull wire and having at least two boreholes configured to receive at least two respective rods traversing therethrough. The coupling element is configured to be moved along a rotation axis of a rotatable element coupled thereto, and the boreholes and the respective rods are configured to prevent rotation of the coupling element.

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  • BIOSENSE WEBSTER (ISRAEL), LTD.

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Algawi, Yehuda Binyamina, IL 126 257
Govari, Assaf Haifa, IL 876 26282
Katzir, Stanislav Hadera, IL 14 3
Sitnitsky, Ilya Nahariya, IL 98 139

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