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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 25, 2025
Filed:
Oct. 23, 2019
Applicant:
Canon U.s.a., Inc., Melville, NY (US);
Inventors:
Takahisa Kato, Brookline, MA (US);
Matthew Michael Kincaid, Medford, MA (US);
Showna Hsu-Hwa Chang, Arlington, MA (US);
Assignee:
Canon U.S.A., Inc., Melville, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 25/01 (2006.01); A61B 1/005 (2006.01); A61B 1/008 (2006.01); A61B 1/012 (2006.01); A61B 34/20 (2016.01); A61B 34/30 (2016.01); A61B 90/00 (2016.01); A61M 25/00 (2006.01); A61M 25/09 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 25/0113 (2013.01); A61B 1/0057 (2013.01); A61B 1/008 (2013.01); A61B 1/012 (2013.01); A61B 34/20 (2016.02); A61B 34/30 (2016.02); A61B 90/37 (2016.02); A61M 25/0026 (2013.01); A61M 25/0053 (2013.01); A61M 25/0102 (2013.01); A61M 25/0105 (2013.01); A61M 25/0141 (2013.01); A61M 25/0147 (2013.01); A61B 1/005 (2013.01); A61B 2034/2074 (2016.02); A61B 2034/301 (2016.02); A61B 2090/374 (2016.02); A61B 2090/3762 (2016.02); A61M 2025/0063 (2013.01); A61M 2025/0166 (2013.01); A61M 2025/0915 (2013.01);
Abstract
An articulated medical device having a hollow core, capable of large degrees of maneuverability through small spaces of a patient to reach a target with minimal invasiveness, and once the medical device has reached the target, allowing a medical tool to be guided through the hollow chamber for facilitating medical procedures, including endoscopes, cameras, and catheters, at the target.