STEERABLE MEDICAL DEVICE

摘要

A steerable medical device (200) is used to control lably introduce a guidewire or other medical instrument into a body of a patient and direct placement of the guidewire or other medical instrument in the body of the patient. The steerable medical device can include an elongated member (210), a steering mechanism (230), and an attachment member (260). The elongated member extends along a longitudinal axis (L) and comprises a deflectable distal portion (214) that is deflectable off of the longitudinal axis. The steering mechanism is adapted to control longitudinal and rotational movement of the elongated member and to control off -axis deflection of its deflectable portion. The attachment member is removably couplable to another medical device. The attachment member is moveably coupled to the steering mechanism and the elongated member.