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Steerable distal support system

  • US 20050020974A1
  • Filed: 06/08/2004
  • Published: 01/27/2005
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/23/2000
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A steerable distal support system comprising:

  • a hollow unibody elongate body comprising an integral proximal portion, intermediate portion, and a deflectable distal tip, wherein the proximal portion is stiffer than the intermediate portion;

    a proximal housing coupled to the proximal portion of the elongate body; and

    a pull wire that extends through an axial lumen of the elongate body from the proximal housing to the deflectable distal tip, wherein proximal actuation of the pull wire deflects the deflectable distal tip.

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