Patent ID: 6607505
Filing Date: 2003-08-19
Classification: A61B,A61M,C08L

Abstract:
A probe assembly, comprising:an outer member including a wall defining an interior bore having a distal end and a proximal end; an elongate body, defining a distal portion, a distal end, a proximal end and an exterior, carried within the outer member, the distal portion of the elongate body including at least one operative element; a control element defining a distal portion operably connected to at least one of the distal end and the distal portion of the elongate body, and a proximal portion extending along the exterior of the elongate body within the outer member toward the proximal end of the outer member, and a tip member associated with the distal end of the elongate body and defining an aperture through which the control element extends, the tip member including stress reducing means for reducing bending stress on the control element.