发明名称 |
Articulation mechanism |
摘要 |
An improved articulating device for use with a medical insertion instrument comprising in part a first tube having a plurality of ribs defining a plurality of bending segments, a second tube axially disposed within the first tube, and means for transmitting an axial deflecting pull load. Such device has improved controlled for positioning an end of the device at a selected position within the body. The articulating device has a generally constant moment of inertia and a polar moment of inertia that generally decreases from its proximal to distal end.
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申请公布号 |
US2004034343(A1) |
申请公布日期 |
2004.02.19 |
申请号 |
US20020222446 |
申请日期 |
2002.08.16 |
申请人 |
GILLESPIE WALTER D.;MATSUURA DAVID G.;SIMPSON PHILIP J.;SMITH GREGORY M. |
发明人 |
GILLESPIE WALTER D.;MATSUURA DAVID G.;SIMPSON PHILIP J.;SMITH GREGORY M. |
分类号 |
A61B17/00;A61B17/28;A61M25/01;(IPC1-7):A61B18/22 |
主分类号 |
A61B17/00 |
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