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US20060089531 |
Method and apparatus having an elongate guide and controllable portion
An endoscope with guiding apparatus is described herein. A steerable endoscope is described having an elongate body with a manually or selectively steerable distal portion, an automatically... |
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US20060089530 |
Method and apparatus for advancing an instrument along an arbitrary path
An endoscope with guiding apparatus is described herein. A steerable endoscope is described having an elongate body with a manually or selectively steerable distal portion, an automatically... |
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US20060089529 |
Endoscope with regidizable introducer sheath
An endoscope with guiding apparatus is described herein. A steerable endoscope is described having an elongate body with a manually or selectively steerable distal portion, an automatically... |
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US20120209073 |
IN-VIVO VISUALIZATION SYSTEM
Several embodiments of the present invention are generally directed to medical visualization systems that comprise combinations of disposable and resuable components, such as catheters, functional... |
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US20110213206 |
FIBER OPTIC IMAGING CATHETER
A steerable imaging catheter is provided, including an elongated catheter tube, at least one steering cable extending along the catheter tube to control the movement of the distal end thereof, and... |
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US20060258912 |
Activated polymer articulated instruments and methods of insertion
An electro-polymeric articulated endoscope and method of insertion are described herein. A steerable endoscope having a segmented, elongated body with a manually or selectively steerable distal... |
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US20060252993 |
Medical devices and systems
Several embodiments of the present invention are generally directed to medical visualization systems that comprise combinations of disposable and resuable components, such as catheters, functional... |
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US20060089532 |
Method and apparatus for advancing an instrument along an arbitrary path using an introducer sheath
An endoscope with guiding apparatus is described herein. A steerable endoscope is described having an elongate body with a manually or selectively steerable distal portion, an automatically... |
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US20050085693 |
Activated polymer articulated instruments and methods of insertion
An electro-polymeric articulated endoscope and method of insertion are described herein. A steerable endoscope having a segmented, elongated body with a manually or selectively steerable distal... |
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US20080300462 |
ACTIVE CONTROLLED BENDING IN MEDICAL DEVICES
A flexible endoscope includes a handle and a flexible shaft extending from the handle. The shaft includes a distal portion having a tubular wall defining a central lumen and a least two smaller... |
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US20080045794 |
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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US20070225556 |
DISPOSABLE ENDOSCOPE DEVICES
Various methods and devices are provided for endoscopic procedures. In particular, the device can include an elongate flexible insertion element adapted for delivery within a patient. In one... |
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US20060178560 |
Endoluminal tool deployment system
Systems, devices and methods for endoscopic procedures are provided involving accessing and manipulating tissues beyond the capabilities of traditional endoscopic instruments. Embodiments of the... |
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US20050182298 |
Cardiac tissue ablation instrument with flexible wrist
The present invention is directed to an articulate minimally invasive surgical instrument with a flexible wrist to facilitate the safe placement and provide visual verification of the ablation... |
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US20080097159 |
ENDOSCOPIC TREATMENT INSTRUMENT AND TREATMENT INSTRUMENT APPARATUS FOR ENDOSCOPE
An endoscopic treatment instrument includes: a long tube body to be inserted into a body cavity, including a flexible member; a first bending portion provided to a distal end part of the tube... |
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US20050215859 |
Endoscopic imaging system including removable deflection device
A steerable endoscopic sheath has a proximal end, a distal end and a working channel lumen disposed therein. A plurality of solid state light emitting devices such as light emitting diodes are... |
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US20120130173 |
CONTROL DEVICE
A control device is provided, particularly for use in endoscopes or the like. The control device has proximal and distal end sections which each incorporate an articulation zone and a bending... |
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US20070232858 |
Steering system tension control devices
A steerable shaft of a medical instrument is steered by one or more control cables. The control cables are in contact with a steering system tension control device that reduces the tension in the... |
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US20070112251 |
Apparatuses and methods for delivering one or more deliverables into a body
Apparatuses and methods for delivering one or more deliverables into a body are provided. In some embodiments, apparatuses for delivering one or more deliverables into a body are provided, the... |
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US20060241347 |
Systems and methods relating to colposcopic viewing tubes for enhanced viewing and examination
Colposcopic viewing tubes for use with external colposcopes, otoscopes, velscopes. The colposcopic viewing tube is configured to be placed in front of the viewing lens of the colposcope, is... |
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US20060089528 |
Method of navigating a therapeutic instrument with an apparatus having a handle coupled to an overtube
An endoscope with guiding apparatus is described herein. A steerable endoscope is described having an elongate body with a manually or selectively steerable distal portion, an automatically... |
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US20100280320 |
FLEXIBLE AND STEERABLE ELONGATE INSTRUMENTS WITH SHAPE CONTROL AND SUPPORT ELEMENTS
An instrument having a flexible and elongated body includes at least a lumen and a flex member disposed within the lumen. The flex member may be capable of providing steering control to a first... |
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US20090143639 |
TRANS-DOUGLAS ENDOSCOPICAL SURGICAL DEVICE (TED) AND METHODS THEREOF
The present invention discloses means and methods for providing trans-Douglas endoscopic surgical procedures in the pelvis and in other body portions, and especially gynecological, cardiological,... |
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US20070149852 |
ENDOSCOPE
An endoscope is provided which has good operability, such as ease of varying the rigidity of an insertion portion, as well as a lighter-weight bending mechanism for changing the shape of a bending... |
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US20050154261 |
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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US20100004508 |
MULTIJOINTED BENDING MECHANISM AND MULTIJOINTED MEDICAL EQUIPMENT HAVING MULTIJOINTED BENDING MECHANISM
A multijointed bending mechanism having a first bending piece, a second bending piece connected to the first bending piece so as to be rotatable around a first rotation shaft, a third bending... |
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US20050165276 |
Methods and apparatus for accessing and treating regions of the body
Methods and apparatus for accessing and treating regions of the body are disclosed herein. Using an endoscopic device having an automatically controllable proximal portion and a selectively... |
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US20060178562 |
Apparatus and methods for obtaining endoluminal access with a steerable guide having a variable pivot
Methods and apparatus for obtaining endoluminal access are provided comprising a steerable endoluminal guide having a variable pivot for altering steering dynamics. In one variation, variable... |
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US20060200000 |
Endoscope
An endoscope includes an insertion section to be inserted from a distal end into a subject. The endoscope further includes a bendable bend portion disposed between the distal end and a proximal... |
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US20140275763 |
PARTIALLY DISPOSABLE ENDOSCOPIC DEVICE
An endoscopic device having a one-handed, either-handed steering mechanism is presented. The endoscopic device includes some components that are sterile and used on only a single patient. The... |
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US20130060088 |
BENDING PORTION-EQUIPPED MEDICAL APPARATUS
A bending portion-equipped medical apparatus includes: a bending portion; a grasping portion having a long axis and including a sheath portion to be grasped by a finger other than a thumb of a... |
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US20110230718 |
MEDICAL FLEXIBLE SECTION AND INSERTION SECTION OF MEDICAL APPARATUS
A medical flexible section includes an inner tube body which has a first bend allowing section configured to allow bending in a predetermined direction provided on a side surface thereof and forms... |
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US20100099952 |
Steerable Shaft Having Micromachined Tube
A shaft of a steerable medical device includes a torque tube that allows the tip of the shaft to be torqued from the proximal end. In one embodiment, the torque tube includes a metal tube having a... |
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US20080200763 |
ENDOSCOPE
An endoscope includes an elongated insertion section inserted into a body cavity from a distal end portion, a hard base section provided on a proximal end side of the insertion section, a... |
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US20050203340 |
Steerable colonoscope probe with variable stiffness
An assembly for advancing a colonoscope through the colon comprises a colonoscope 2, a tube 4 and means for steering the tube 4. The steering means comprises a series of wires 20 extending along... |
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US20070265500 |
Electric bending endoscope device
To provide an electric bending endoscope device provided with a bending operation input member having a configuration capable of obtaining desired operation resistance with a simple configuration... |
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US20070244362 |
SEGMENTED COLONOSCOPE
A colonoscope includes an elongated body extending between a proximal and a distal end, a tip arranged on the distal end of the elongated body, and a handle arranged on the proximal end of the... |
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US20120053419 |
Highly Articulable Catheter
A flexible highly-articulable dual-catheter device includes an outer catheter and an inner catheter. The outer catheter contains at least one lumen to support advancement and in-situ replacement... |
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US20080091073 |
INFLATABLE ACTUATION DEVICE
An actuation device for an endoscope, the actuation device includes a tubular sheath configured to be provided around a shaft of the endoscope. An actuation bladder that is configured to be... |
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US20100160730 |
ENDOSCOPE APPARATUS
An operation portion of an endoscope includes: an insertion-portion-side housing (12) including an insertion portion 2 having a bending portion; a main-unit-side housing (13); and an operation... |
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US20080139886 |
Endoscope and bending operation device for endoscope
An endoscope includes an inserting section having a bending portion, an operating section provided to the inserting section, a bending operation device provided to the operating section, and an... |
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US20060069310 |
Programmable brake control system for use in a medical device
A system and method for providing programmable brake control in a fly-by-wire medical instrument system are provided. In one embodiment, the invention provides a brake control system that includes... |
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US20130204096 |
Medical Device with a Deflectable Shaft Section and Tension Control
A catheter comprises an elongated shaft having a proximal shaft section and a shapeable shaft section distal to the proximal section, an inner lumen extending within the proximal and shapeable... |
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US20140012087 |
ENDOSCOPE
In an embodiment of the present invention, an endoscope includes an insertion unit having a bending portion on a distal end side thereof, an endoscope main body provided on a proximal end side of... |
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US20090253958 |
ENDOSCOPE, CONNECTION METHOD OF BENDING SECTION AND FLEXIBLE SECTION IN ENDOSCOPE, PRODUCTION METHOD OF ENDOSCOPE PROVIDED FOR THIS CONNECTION METHOD, ENDOSCOPE OVERTUBE, CONNECTION METHOD OF BENDING SECTION AND FLEXIBLE SECTION IN ENDOSCOPE OVERTUBE AND PRODUCTION METHOD OF ENDOSCOPE OVERTUBE PROVIDED FOR THIS CONNECTION METHOD
An endoscope includes a bending section formed to be bendable by aligning a plurality of substantially cylindrical node rings and coupling the adjoining node rings to each other to allow them to... |
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US20130331652 |
INSERTION APPARATUS
An insertion portion, an operation portion, a pull wire, a joy stick, and a guide roller that is provided outside an action range of a frame body that acts by being linked with tilt of an... |
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US20090076330 |
ENDOSCOPE
The endoscope includes an insertion section having a bending portion near a distal end of the insertion section, a manipulating unit that manipulates bending of the bending portion, a pulling unit... |
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US20080207998 |
ENDOSCOPE APPARATUS
An endoscope apparatus includes an operation section main body configured to include a frame body and bumper members provided to cover plural surfaces of the frame body. An operation section is... |
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US20070015967 |
Autosteering vision endoscope
A control mechanism for automatically steering the distal end of an endoscope into a body cavity. During advancement of the endoscope, the control mechanism directs the distal tip to be moved in a... |
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US20050065404 |
Endoscope
An endoscope according to the present invention includes a bending section 12 which is bendable in a plurality of directions, and an inserting portion 2 having a distal-end portion 11 which is... |