Cedro, Rudy,Olsen, Daniel,Chin-Chen, Chao,Park, Jin,Grishaber, Randy
申请号:
AU2006351441
公开号:
AU2006351441B2
申请日:
2006.12.07
申请国别(地区):
AU
年份:
2013
代理人:
摘要:
This application relates to devices for navigating passageways in a body, andin particular, to a steerable catheter (630) that can be used to navigate the tortuousanatomy of a body's vasculature. In one embodiment of the invention thedeflectable catheter comprises an inner catheter body (611) having a first strutspine member (615) and a cantilevered second strut tang member (614). An outercatheter body (607) is cooperatively associated with the second strut tang memberand an actuator (606) is cooperatively associated with the first strut spinemember. The actuator is slideably engaged within the outer catheter body.