Abstract: An orientable catheter (10, 110, 210) comprising a first tubular body (16, 116, 216) having a distal portion with shape memory (26, 126, 226) which is curved at rest, and a second tubular body (38, 138, 238) having a distal stiffening portion (54, 154, 254) forming a stiffening element capable of sliding relative to the first tubular body (16, 116, 216) between a stiffening position in which the stiffening element (54, 154, 254) imposes a straightened configuration on the distal portion with shape memory (26, 126, 226), and a retracted position in which the stiffening element (54, 154, 254) does not interfere with the resting curved configuration of the distal end with shape memory (26, 126, 226).
Type:
Grant
Filed:
May 22, 2018
Date of Patent:
June 7, 2022
Assignees:
ARELFI HOLDING SPRL, DAVID CURIE INVEST
Abstract: An orientable catheter (10, 110, 210) comprising a first tubular body (16, 116, 216) having a distal portion with shape memory (26, 126, 226) which is curved at rest, and a second tubular body (38, 138, 238) having a distal stiffening portion (54, 154, 254) forming a stiffening element capable of sliding relative to the first tubular body (16, 116, 216) between a stiffening position in which the stiffening element (54, 154, 254) imposes a straightened configuration on the distal portion with shape memory (26, 126, 226), and a retracted position in which the stiffening element (54, 154, 254) does not interfere with the resting curved configuration of the distal end with shape memory (26, 126, 226).
Type:
Application
Filed:
May 22, 2018
Publication date:
March 19, 2020
Applicants:
ARELFI HOLDING SPRL, DAVID CURIE INVEST