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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 29, 2025
Filed:
Jun. 04, 2024
Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc., Maple Grove, MN (US);
Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Worcester, MA (US);
Christopher J. Nycz, Holden, MA (US);
Elizabeth M. Albrecht, White Bear Lake, MN (US);
Megan Chrobak, Westford, MA (US);
Kianoosh Ghazi, Worcester, MA (US);
Gregory Scott Fischer, Boston, MA (US);
Bryan Allen Clark, Forest Lake, MN (US);
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC., Maple Grove, MN (US);
WORCESTER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE, Worcester, MA (US);
Abstract
An endoscopic system may include an endoscope including a handle and an elongate shaft extending distally therefrom. The handle may include a non-motorized and non-ratcheting actuation mechanism configured to articulate a distal tip portion of the elongate shaft. The distal tip portion may be articulatable in response to a manually applied force exerted upon the actuation mechanism. Removal of the manually applied force may lock the distal tip portion in its then-current configuration. The non-motorized and non-ratcheting actuation mechanism may include a clutch mechanism actuatable in response to an electrical signal generated in response to sensing a user-applied force to the actuating mechanism by a strain gauge.