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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 05, 2022
Filed:
Feb. 07, 2019
Applicant:
Canon U.s.a., Inc., Melville, NY (US);
Inventors:
Mark Alan Hamm, Lynnfield, MA (US);
Albert Harold Dunfee, Byfield, MA (US);
Badr Elmaanaoui, Belmont, MA (US);
Assignee:
Canon U.S.A., Inc., Melville, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 1/00 (2006.01); A61B 5/00 (2006.01); A61B 90/00 (2016.01); A61B 1/04 (2006.01); A61M 25/01 (2006.01); A61M 25/06 (2006.01); A61B 6/00 (2006.01); A61B 6/12 (2006.01); A61B 8/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 1/00133 (2013.01); A61B 1/00045 (2013.01); A61B 1/00135 (2013.01); A61B 1/04 (2013.01); A61B 5/0066 (2013.01); A61B 5/0084 (2013.01); A61B 5/6852 (2013.01); A61B 90/37 (2016.02); A61M 25/0113 (2013.01); A61M 25/0136 (2013.01); A61M 25/0662 (2013.01); A61B 6/12 (2013.01); A61B 6/4441 (2013.01); A61B 6/487 (2013.01); A61B 8/12 (2013.01); A61B 2090/031 (2016.02); A61B 2090/037 (2016.02); A61B 2090/066 (2016.02); A61M 2205/332 (2013.01);
Abstract
An apparatus includes an elongate member having proximal and distal portions; a rotatable drive cable disposed within the elongate member, the drive cable being connectable to a mechanism to which torque can be applied; and a control assembly mechanically coupled to the drive cable, and configured to disengage the mechanism from the drive cable when the applied torque exceeds a predetermined level, wherein disengagement of the mechanism from the drive cable causes rotation of the drive cable to stop or withdrawal of the drive cable.