发明名称 |
FLEXIBLE SURGICAL DEVICES |
摘要 |
A surgical device can include a tube comprising a wall having a plurality of slits oriented generally transverse to a longitudinal axis of the tube. Each of the slits may be defined by opposing surfaces. The surgical device can further include a force transmission element coupled to the tube. In a flexible state of the tube, at least some of the opposing surfaces defining respective slits are separated from one another, and in a stiffened state of the tube, a force exerted on the force transmission element causes the opposing surfaces of each slit to contact one another. |
申请公布号 |
US2012123395(A1) |
申请公布日期 |
2012.05.17 |
申请号 |
US20100946741 |
申请日期 |
2010.11.15 |
申请人 |
STOY KATHERINE D.;PRISCO GIUSEPPE MARIA;AU SAMUEL KWOK WAI;FENECH CAROLYN;INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS, INC. |
发明人 |
STOY KATHERINE D.;PRISCO GIUSEPPE MARIA;AU SAMUEL KWOK WAI;FENECH CAROLYN |
分类号 |
A61B17/00 |
主分类号 |
A61B17/00 |
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