Patent ID: 11957312
Assignee: BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A  Y | IPC A

Claim 0:
1. An articulation joint comprising:
a tubular body comprising a cylinder with an outer wall, a central lumen, and a central longitudinal axis, wherein the outer wall includes a plurality of hinge elements therein,
each hinge element comprising an opposing pair of V-shaped slits oriented transverse to the central longitudinal axis and separated by a pair of opposing flex points;
a first annular ring positioned around a circumference of the outer wall, wherein the first annular ring comprises:
a first guide passage extending inwardly and positioned radially-inward from the outer wall, and
a second guide passage extending inwardly and positioned radially-inward from the outer wall and at an opposite side of the central longitudinal axis from the first guide passage;

wherein each of the first guide passage and the second guide passage is configured to receive a control member.