Patent ID: 11925321
Assignee: CANON U.S.A., INC.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 5:
6. The steerable catheter according to claim 4,
wherein, at the distal end of the catheter body, the tool channel includes a surface made of an inner lining or an inner sheath,
wherein the one or more keyways of the tube channel include one or more molded grooves formed in the lengthwise direction on the surface of the tool channel,
wherein the one or more molded grooves are tapered in the lengthwise direction from the distal end towards the proximal end of the tool channel to facilitate engagement between the one or more keying tabs of the anti-twist feature and the surface of the tool channel, and
wherein the engagement between at least one of the one or more molded grooves with at least one of the one or more keying tabs enable registration between the distal end of the catheter body and the imaging device.