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7618413 |
Medical device control system
A control system for allowing a physician to control the orientation of a medical device or a medical instrument in a variety of directions with one hand. An actuator selectively tensions one or...
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7615066 |
Articulating mechanism for remote manipulation of a surgical or diagnostic tool
The invention provides an articulating mechanism useful, for example, for remote manipulation of various surgical instruments and diagnostic tools within, or to, regions of the body. Movement of...
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7591784 |
Bi-directional handle for a catheter
A catheter actuation handle for deflecting a distal end of a tubular catheter body having first and second actuation wires extending from a proximal end of the body. The handle comprises a first...
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7588536 |
Control mechanism for an endoscope
Control mechanism ( 10 ) for an endoscope including first and second independently rotatable control knobs ( 18,20 ), an inner pinion shaft ( 22 ) fixed to the first control knob ( 18 ), an outer...
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7572253 |
Surgical operation device
In order to rotate and move an arm of a slave which supports a needle-holder, the rotation and movement of a pen-shaped operating section ( 31 ) caused by the fingers of the operator's hand are...
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7520854 |
Endoscope system allowing movement of a display image
Rotate instructing switches 26, 27, and 28 of an operating remote controller 5 are pressed and then a CPU 12 controls image processing of an image pickup processing portion 8, a direction...
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7491166 |
Endoscope
An endoscope includes a therapeutic instrument controlling base which is arranged to the distal portion of the inserting portion and controls such that a therapeutic instrument projected from the...
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7481824 |
Surgical instrument with bending articulation controlled articulation pivot joint
A surgical instrument particularly suited to endoscopic and laparoscopic insertion through a cannula of a trocar into an insufflated body cavity or lumen includes a bending member in an elongate...
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7435216 |
Robotized laparoscopic system
A robotized laparoscopic system capable of executing commands of an operating surgeon is provided. The laparoscopic system includes a cylindrical tube inserted through an incision. A small-sized...
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7410483 |
Hand-actuated device for remote manipulation of a grasping tool
The invention provides an articulating mechanism useful, for example, for remote manipulation of various surgical instruments and diagnostic tools within, or to, regions of the body. Movement of...
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7387606 |
Colonoscope apparatus and method
This invention relates to an improved colonoscope and method of removing or adding non-distal fluid from the colon during colonoscopy using a colonoscope, the colonoscope having at least a distal...
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7338505 |
Apparatus and method for endoscopic colectomy
Apparatus and methods for endoscopic colectomy are described herein. A colectomy device having a first and a second tissue approximation device is mounted on a colonoscope separated from one...
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7326176 |
Endoscope angle portion
An endoscope angle portion comprises an angle portion structure. The angle portion structure includes angle ring units each of which comprises pivoting joint portions extending from its both ends...
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7303560 |
Method of positioning a medical instrument
A system and method for positioning a medical instrument at a desired biological target tissue site is provided. The system includes an elongated sheath having a deflectable distal end configured...
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7285108 |
Active system for deflecting a distal portion of a catheter into a hoop configuration
An active system for deflecting a distal portion of a catheter into a hoop configuration includes an elongated catheter body having a proximal portion and a distal portion that is formed with a...
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7285088 |
Endoscope apparatus
An endoscope apparatus comprises: an endoscope in which a bending section is provided in its elongated insertion section; control wires stretching out of the bending section; a drive unit, which is...
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7261686 |
Universal, programmable guide catheter
A guide catheter apparatus that comprises the following: (a) a guide catheter portion that includes a plurality of electroactive polymer actuators disposed along its axial length and (b) a control...
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7250027 |
Articulating vertebrae with asymmetrical and variable radius of curvature
An endoscope has a first segment with a proximal end and a distal end and is symmetric about an axis. A second segment, comprising a flexible and interconnected linkage system, is pivotably coupled...
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7223231 |
Anti-twist casing for endoscopic manipulating head assembly
A casing of an endoscopic manipulating head assembly is largely constituted by and dividable into a main cover section adapted to support an operating means of an angulation control mechanism and a...
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7214183 |
Endoscope apparatus having an insertion channel
A structure having a proximal open end for inserting a treatment instrument into a channel of the insertion portion that opens to a display panel side, and is provided on the frame of the display...
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7179223 |
Endoscope apparatus having an internal channel
An endoscope apparatus having an internal channel comprises a scope portion in which a flexibly bending portion is provided at an elongated insert portion having a flexibility, the insert portion...
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7172552 |
Catheter introducer system for exploration of body cavities
A self propelling catheter introducer system for exploring a body cavity is disclosed which includes a flexible tubular catheter, an everting tube and a steering section located near the distal end...
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7128709 |
Endoscope apparatus
An endoscope apparatus includes at least one of a connector on the side of a scope unit and a connector on the side of a fixed unit in a connector portion disposed in an detachable portion of a...
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7104953 |
Endoscope system
In this invention, a drum around which an insertion portion is wound is integrally housed in a carrying case, and a cylinder for supplying a fluid to a hydropneumatic actuator and a solenoid valve...
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7104951 |
Endoscope apparatus with drum part to wind insertion part therearound
According to the present invention, an endoscope system having an insertion member thereof wound about a drum comprises an electronic endoscope, a drum, an angling input unit, a motor-driven...
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7097615 |
Robotic endoscope with wireless interface
An endoscope apparatus and method of operating the same. The endoscope apparatus comprises an endoscope portion and a control and display unit. The endoscope portion preferably comprises: (i) a...
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7087013 |
Steerable segmented endoscope and method of insertion
A steerable endoscope has an elongated body with a selectively steerable distal portion and an automatically controlled proximal portion. The endoscope body is inserted into a patient and the...
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7063682 |
Catheter distal assembly with pull wires
A catheter assembly having a sheath, which includes a side wall enclosing an interior bore, and a distal region. The assembly also has a bendable catheter tube, which is carried for sliding...
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7060027 |
Electric bending endoscope apparatus
Driving force of a bending motor is transmitted to a sprocket via a clutch mechanism portion. The operation of a switching operation lever switches the clutch mechanism portion to a...
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7044907 |
Steerable endoscope and improved method of insertion
A steerable endoscope has an elongated body with a selectively steerable distal portion and an automatically controlled proximal portion. The endoscope body is inserted into a patient and the...
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7041053 |
Endoscope provided with a section for bending the endoscope
An endoscope is provided with a centering control section and a centering button. The centering control section is configured to control a bending mechanism in such a manner as to return a bendable...
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7041052 |
Shape lockable apparatus and method for advancing an instrument through unsupported anatomy
Apparatus and methods are provided for placing and advancing a diagnostic or therapeutic instrument in a hollow body organ of a tortuous or unsupported anatomy, comprising a handle, an overtube, a...
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7041051 |
Automated self-propelling endoscope
An improved mechanism for an automated self-propelling endoscope. The system augments the conventional “proximal-push” mechanism commonly used in colonoscopy with an innovative...
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7033318 |
Photothermal actuator and apparatus comprising photothermal actuator
A photothermal actuator comprises an optical fiber bundle, a light inputting apparatus, and a thermal receiving element. The optical fiber bundle is inserted in a tube of a catheter etc. The light...
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7025759 |
Steerable catheter
A steerable catheter includes a housing, an elongated tube, a steering member and a retention mechanism. The elongated tube extends from the housing. The steering member is movably attached to the...
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6958036 |
Endoscopic manual control knob, and a method for manufacturing same
An endoscopic manual control knob which has a knob body proper in the form of a synthetic resin molding. The knob body is largely composed of a ring-like top plate and a peripheral side wall...
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6951537 |
Endoscope of which the bending part is operated by fluid supply or exhaustion
An endoscope whose bending section is moved with supply or discharge of fluid comprises: a fluid-pressure actuator that is included as a bending section in an insertion unit and has fluid chambers...
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6932761 |
Electrically-bent endoscope
An electrically-bent endoscope includes a bend driving portion for bending a bending portion. The bend driving portion has a motor for generating driving force, a gear train for transmitting...
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6905461 |
Bending control mechanism for endoscope
Disclosed is a bending control mechanism for an endoscope according to the invention, which is characterized in that the bending control mechanism includes a bending portion provided in an...
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6902528 |
Method and apparatus for magnetically controlling endoscopes in body lumens and cavities
A magnetically navigable endoscope system includes an endoscope having a proximal end and a distal end, the distal end having a magnetic body; a component which transmits an image, associated with...
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6899674 |
Endoscope shaft comprising a movable end portion
The present invention relates to an endoscope shaft comprising a movable distal end portion which is bendable by means of an operating device, the distal end portion having at least one...
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6887195 |
Endoscope-type device, especially for emergency intubation
The invention relates to an endoscope-type device, particularly an endoscope for emergency intubation, comprising a holding portion ( 7 ) and a shaft ( 1 ) which is configured to be flexible at...
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6870343 |
Integrated, proportionally controlled, and naturally compliant universal joint actuator with controllable stiffness
An apparatus for traversing obstacles having an elongated, round, flexible body that includes a plurality of segments interconnected by an integrated joint actuator assembly. The integrated joint...
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6869396 |
Steerable endoscope and improved method of insertion
A steerable endoscope has an elongated body with a selectively steerable distal portion and an automatically controlled proximal portion. The endoscope body is inserted into a patient and the...
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6858005 |
Tendon-driven endoscope and methods of insertion
A steerable, tendon-driven endoscope is described herein. The endoscope has an elongated body with a manually or selectively steerable distal portion and an automatically controlled, segmented...
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6846285 |
Endoscope apparatus with drum part to wind insertion part therearound
According to the present invention, an endoscope system having an insertion member thereof wound about a drum comprises an electronic endoscope, a drum, an angling input unit, a motor-driven...
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6835173 |
Robotic endoscope
An endoscope is provided which comprises an elongated body adapted for insertion into a body lumen, and a plurality of electrically controlled actuators associated with the body which are...
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6780151 |
Flexible ureteropyeloscope
A flexible ureteropyeloscope having a control section and a shaft extending from the control section. The shaft has a front end with a first active deflection section connected in series with a...
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6770027 |
Robotic endoscope with wireless interface
An endoscope apparatus and method of operating the same. The endoscope apparatus comprises an endoscope portion and a control and display unit. The endoscope portion preferably comprises: (i) a...
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6752758 |
Endoscope apparatus
An operational remote controller integrates a joystick for bending a bending portion of an inserted portion in an endoscope. A bending lever stands on the joystick. For every automatically...
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