Handle interface for steerable catheter
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Description
FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a handle interface for steerable catheter showing our new design;
FIG. 2 is a right side elevational view thereof;
FIG. 3 is a top plan view thereof;
FIG. 4 is a left side elevational view thereof;
FIG. 5 is a bottom plan view thereof;
FIG. 6 is a front elevational view thereof; and,
FIG. 7 is a rear elevational view thereof.
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Patent History
Patent number: D398986
Type: Grant
Filed: Jan 16, 1996
Date of Patent: Sep 29, 1998
Assignee: Catheter Imaging Systems, Inc. (Atlanta, GA)
Inventors: Phillip Jack Snoke (Atlanta, GA), David Scott Rowley (Smyrna, GA), Thomas Scott Klinker (Churchville, PA)
Primary Examiner: Susan J. Lucas
Assistant Examiner: Cynthia E. Ramirez
Attorney: Allen Dyer Milbrath & Gilchrist Doppelt
Application Number: 0/48,899
Type: Grant
Filed: Jan 16, 1996
Date of Patent: Sep 29, 1998
Assignee: Catheter Imaging Systems, Inc. (Atlanta, GA)
Inventors: Phillip Jack Snoke (Atlanta, GA), David Scott Rowley (Smyrna, GA), Thomas Scott Klinker (Churchville, PA)
Primary Examiner: Susan J. Lucas
Assistant Examiner: Cynthia E. Ramirez
Attorney: Allen Dyer Milbrath & Gilchrist Doppelt
Application Number: 0/48,899
Classifications
Current U.S. Class:
Conduit Or Nozzle (e.g., Syringe, Cannula, Catheter, Etc.) (8) (D24/112)
International Classification: 2402;
International Classification: 2402;