Flexible Elongate Device with Variable Bending Stiffness
Summary
USPTO published patent application US20260097185A1 titled 'Systems and Methods for Varying Bending Stiffness of a Flexible Elongate Device.' The application, filed September 18, 2023 under application number 19112852, discloses a flexible elongate medical device comprising an articulable distal section and a non-articulable proximal section with varying bending stiffness along its length. Inventors are Rumen Deyanov and Russell Field.
What changed
USPTO published patent application US20260097185A1 disclosing a flexible elongate medical device with an articulable distal section and a non-articulable proximal section where bending stiffness varies along the proximal section length. The distal portion has lower bending stiffness than the proximal portion.
This published application provides public notice of the claimed invention and does not create compliance obligations. Medical device manufacturers developing similar flexible devices should monitor the prosecution of this application to assess potential freedom-to-operate considerations.
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SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR VARYING BENDING STIFFNESS OF A FLEXIBLE ELONGATE DEVICE
Application US20260097185A1 Kind: A1 Apr 09, 2026
Inventors
Rumen Deyanov, Russell Field
Abstract
A flexible elongate device comprises an articulable distal section and a non-articulable proximal section. The non-articulable proximal section is proximal to the articulable distal section. A distal portion of the non-articulable proximal section has a first bending stiffness, and a proximal portion of the non-articulable proximal section has a second bending stiffness. The first bending stiffness is less than the second bending stiffness.
CPC Classifications
A61M 25/0141 A61M 25/0045 A61M 25/0113 A61M 25/0138 A61B 2034/301 A61M 25/0009
Filing Date
2023-09-18
Application No.
19112852
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