Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Fiber optic medical systems and devices with atraumatic tip
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Application No.: US17697895Application Date: 2022-03-17
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Publication No.: US12089815B2Publication Date: 2024-09-17
- Inventor: Steffan Sowards , William Robert Mclaughlin , Anthony K. Misener
- Applicant: Bard Access Systems, Inc.
- Applicant Address: US UT Salt Lake City
- Assignee: Bard Access Systems, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Bard Access Systems, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US UT Salt Lake City
- Agency: Rutan & Tucker LLP
- Main IPC: A61B1/00
- IPC: A61B1/00 ; A61B1/07

Abstract:
Disclosed herein are medical systems and devices that include an elongate probe configured for insertion into a patient, where the elongate probe includes an atraumatic tip and where the atraumatic tip includes one or more of a loop, a curl, coil, a flexible distal tip section, a steerable distal tip section, a distal tip section configured to transition away from a first shape toward a second shape upon insertion of the elongate probe within the patient. The optical fiber includes sensing core fibers configured to facilitate a determination of a physical state of the elongate probe. The elongate probe is also configured to project illuminating light away from a distal end and receive imaging light at the distal end.
Public/Granted literature
- US20230292997A1 Fiber Optic Medical Systems and Devices with Atraumatic Tip Public/Granted day:2023-09-21
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