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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 13, 2018
Filed:
Aug. 27, 2015
Syntheon, Llc, Miami, FL (US);
Kevin W. Smith, Coral Gables, FL (US);
Derek Dee Deville, Coral Gables, FL (US);
Korey Kline, Miami, FL (US);
Matthew A. Palmer, Miami, FL (US);
Syntheon, LLC, Miami, FL (US);
Abstract
A torque-transmitting, variably-flexible device, comprising a hollow body having a proximal end, a distal end and a given length, a torque-transmitting element that extends substantially entirely over the given length of the hollow body, a steering element that steers the distal end of the hollow body, the steering element being comprised of steering tendons disposed within the hollow body, and stiffening tendons disposed within the hollow body to selectively maintain the hollow body in a relatively stiff condition, wherein the stiffening tendons are unassociated with the steering element of the device.