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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 23, 2020
Filed:
Apr. 06, 2016
Applicant:
The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD (US);
Inventors:
Farshid Alambeigi, Ghazvin, IR;
Reza Seifabadi, Baltimore, MD (US);
Mehran Armand, Maple Lawn, MD (US);
Assignee:
The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B25J 9/06 (2006.01); B25J 18/06 (2006.01); B25J 9/10 (2006.01); B25J 15/12 (2006.01); A61M 25/00 (2006.01); A61B 1/005 (2006.01); A61B 1/12 (2006.01); A61B 1/00 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B25J 9/06 (2013.01); A61B 1/0051 (2013.01); A61B 1/0055 (2013.01); A61B 1/00078 (2013.01); A61B 1/128 (2013.01); A61M 25/005 (2013.01); A61M 25/0054 (2013.01); B25J 9/065 (2013.01); B25J 9/1095 (2013.01); B25J 15/12 (2013.01); B25J 18/06 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00411 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00955 (2013.01);
Abstract
A continuum device/manipulator includes a first flexible tube, a low melting point (LMP) alloy disposed within the first flexible tube, and a temperature adjustment element that applies heat or cooling to change a phase of the LMP alloy. Changing the phase of the LMP alloy controls a flexibility of the first flexible tube.