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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 13, 2025
Filed:
Jul. 19, 2018
Neptune Medical Inc., Burlingame, CA (US);
Alexander Q. Tilson, Burlingame, CA (US);
Garrett J. Gomes, San Mateo, CA (US);
Stephen J. Morris, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Eugene F. Duval, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Adam S. Wigginton, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Mark C. Scheeff, San Francisco, CA (US);
Neptune Medical Inc., Burlingame, CA (US);
Abstract
A rigidizing overtube includes an elongate flexible tube, one or more mounting elements attached to the flexible tube, and a plurality of engagers connected to the one or more mounting elements. The rigidizing overtube has a flexible configuration in which the plurality of engagers are configured to move relative to other engagers to accommodate bending of the flexible tube. The rigidizing overtube also has a rigid configuration in which the plurality of engagers are fixed relative to other engagers to prevent the flexible tube from bending.