US Patent Issued to Creganna UnLtd. on Jan. 20 for "Articulating shaft for a steerable catheter system, catheter, and fabrication method" (Irish Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 20 -- United States Patent no. 12,527,940, issued on Jan. 20, was assigned to Creganna UnLtd. Co. (Galway, Ireland).

"Articulating shaft for a steerable catheter system, catheter, and fabrication method" was invented by Bernard McDermott (Galway, Ireland), Adam Szczepanski (Galway, Ireland), Richard Phelan (Galway, Ireland) and Damian Muldoon (Galway, Ireland).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An articulating shaft for a steerable catheter system includes a tubular body having a longitudinal central axis and at least one main lumen with a distal end and a proximal end. The shaft further includes at least one wire support element forming at least one wire lumen for supporting...