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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 12, 2019
Filed:
Sep. 08, 2014
Applicant:
Covidien Lp, Mansfield, MA (US);
Inventors:
William J. Dickhans, Longmont, CO (US);
Carol L. Shaffer, Plymouth, MN (US);
Alex A. Peterson, Maple Grove, MN (US);
Arlen J. Reschke, Longmont, CO (US);
Assignee:
Covidien LP, Mansfield, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 1/00 (2006.01); F16B 2/18 (2006.01); A61B 90/50 (2016.01); A61B 18/14 (2006.01); A61B 1/018 (2006.01); A61B 1/267 (2006.01); A61B 18/18 (2006.01); A61B 18/00 (2006.01); A61B 90/57 (2016.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 1/0014 (2013.01); A61B 1/00133 (2013.01); A61B 1/018 (2013.01); A61B 1/2676 (2013.01); A61B 18/1492 (2013.01); A61B 90/50 (2016.02); F16B 2/18 (2013.01); F16B 2/185 (2013.01); A61B 18/1482 (2013.01); A61B 18/1815 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00023 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00541 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00577 (2013.01); A61B 2018/1861 (2013.01); A61B 2090/571 (2016.02);
Abstract
A support system including a rail, a lower support, and an instrument support. The lower support is configured to receive a portion of a bronchoscope and to selectively fix the bronchoscope relative to the rail. The instrument support is slidably disposed on the rail and is selectively lockable to the rail. The instrument support is configured to releasably couple to a surgical instrument inserted through the bronchoscope to fix the position of a portion of the surgical instrument relative to the bronchoscope.