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<p>PCT No. PCT/IB96/01445 Sec. 371 Date Aug. 21, 1997 Sec. 102(e) Date Aug. 21, 1997 PCT Filed Dec. 18, 1996 PCT Pub. No. WO97/23158 PCT Pub. Date Jul. 3, 1997A system to actuate and support surgical diagnostic flexible and orientable instruments of the endoluminal and/or endoscopic type, comprising at least a distal part, a proximal part and a medial part, characterized in that at least the distal part consists of vertebrae-like elements formed of portions of two dihedrals, delimited by a cylindrical surface, one of the dihedrals being convex with a projecting edge and belonging to a preceding vertebra, the other dihedral being concave, namely with a reentering edge, belonging to the successive vertebra.</p> |