ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 13 -- United States Patent no. 12,521,527, issued on Jan. 13, was assigned to MEDTRONIC VASCULAR INC. (Santa Rosa, Calif.).
"Steerable catheter device" was invented by Celia E. Hughes (Galway, Ireland) and Michael J. Deane (MO, Ireland).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A steerable catheter device including a catheter, first and second steering wires, and a steering control unit. The steering wires are connected to and extend from the catheter. The steering control unit includes a first actuator member, a first output member, a second actuator member, and a second output member. The first output member is threadably connected to the first actuator member. The second output m...