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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 17, 2020
Filed:
Oct. 03, 2018
Applicant:
Syntheon, Llc, Miami, FL (US);
Inventors:
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);
Assignee:
Syntheon, LLC, Miami, FL (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 1/01 (2006.01); A61B 1/005 (2006.01); A61B 1/00 (2006.01); A61B 17/34 (2006.01); A61B 1/31 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 1/01 (2013.01); A61B 1/0055 (2013.01); A61B 1/0057 (2013.01); A61B 1/00078 (2013.01); A61B 1/00154 (2013.01); A61B 1/31 (2013.01); A61B 17/3421 (2013.01); A61B 2017/003 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00305 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00323 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00566 (2013.01);
Abstract
A variably-flexible device that comprises a hollow body, a steering element that steers a steerable portion of the hollow body, the steering element being comprised of steering tendons disposed within the hollow body, a torque-transmitting element that extends into the steerable portion of the hollow body, and stiffening element disposed within the hollow body to selectively maintain the hollow body in a relatively stiff condition.