Steering configuration for catheter with rigid distal device
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1. A steering configuration for facilitating steering of a catheter or the like provided with a rigid distal device, the steering configuration comprising:
- (a) a flexible support element having a proximal end and a distal end;
(b) a rigid device attached to said distal end of said flexible support element; and
(c) at least one elongated flexible control element configured such that tension applied to said control element causes flexing of said flexible support element, wherein said control element is directly attached to said rigid device, and wherein said rigid device is a sensor.
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Abstract
A steering configuration for facilitating steering of a catheter or the like provided with a rigid distal device employs a flexible support element to which a rigid device is attached at its distal end. At least one elongated flexible control element is configured such that tension applied to the control element causes flexing of the flexible support element. The control element is directly attached to the rigid device, thereby rendering the rigid device an operative extension of the steering mechanism.
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1. A steering configuration for facilitating steering of a catheter or the like provided with a rigid distal device, the steering configuration comprising:
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(a) a flexible support element having a proximal end and a distal end;
(b) a rigid device attached to said distal end of said flexible support element; and
(c) at least one elongated flexible control element configured such that tension applied to said control element causes flexing of said flexible support element, wherein said control element is directly attached to said rigid device, and wherein said rigid device is a sensor. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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