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Self-aligning catheter

  • US 6,083,170 A
  • Filed: 01/14/1999
  • Issued: 07/04/2000
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/17/1996
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A flexible, elongate probe having a distal end for insertion through physiological tissue, comprising:

  • a sensor, which generates sensor signals indicative of a characteristic of the tissue in a vicinity of the probe;

    signal processing circuitry for receiving the sensor signals;

    alignment circuitry operatively connected to the signal processing circuitry for transmitting a steering signal in response to the signal processing circuitry; and

    an alignment mechanism, which deflects the distal end of the probe in response to the steering signal from the alignment circuitry.

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