发明名称 |
ARTICULATION ACTIVATION WIRE STRESS RELIEF FOR AN ULTRASOUND IMAGING PROBE |
摘要 |
A probe includes an articulating member with at least two vertebrae elements sequentially arranged along a long axis of the elongate ultrasound imaging probe. The articulating member includes pivots located between the at least two vertebrae elements. The pivots are disposed off-center relative to the at least two vertebrae elements. The pivots are spatially oriented to provide a pivot point for a different articulation direction of a vertebra element. The probe further includes a plurality of guides, including at least one guide for each of the respective different pivot directions. The probe further includes an actuator with a set of controls, each control configured to actuate a different pair of the plurality of guides for controlling opposing articulation directions, wherein the actuator reduces stress induced on at least one of a pushed guide or a non-activated guide, wherein the stress is induced in response to the actuator pulling a guide. |
申请公布号 |
WO2016113600(A1) |
申请公布日期 |
2016.07.21 |
申请号 |
WO2015IB50348 |
申请日期 |
2015.01.16 |
申请人 |
B-K MEDICAL APS |
发明人 |
CHRISTENSEN, BJARNE LASSE;SASADY, NIELS-CHRISTIAN LL |
分类号 |
A61B8/12;A61B1/005;A61B8/00 |
主分类号 |
A61B8/12 |
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