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Catheter articulation segment with alternating cuts

  • US 20050177131A1
  • Filed: 02/09/2004
  • Published: 08/11/2005
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/09/2004
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. An articulation segment of a catheter for selectively bending the catheter in a plurality of planes, the articulation segment comprising:

  • a hollow tube having a wall and defining a longitudinal axis, the tube being formed with a first slit through the wall lying in a plane substantially perpendicular to the axis and extending azimuthally in an arc partway around the axis;

    the tube being further formed with a second slit through the wall lying in a plane substantially perpendicular to the axis and extending azimuthally in an arc partway around the axis;

    wherein the first slit is axially and azimuthally offset from the second slit to allow for the selective bending of the catheter.

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