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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 29, 2025
Filed:
Jun. 30, 2022
Applicant:
Board of Regents of the University of Texas System, Austin, TX (US);
Inventors:
Daniel H. Kim, Houston, TX (US);
Dong Suk Shin, Houston, TX (US);
Taeho Jang, Houston, TX (US);
Yongman Park, Houston, TX (US);
Assignee:
BOARD OF REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SYSTEM, Austin, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/29 (2006.01); A61B 1/313 (2006.01); A61B 34/00 (2016.01); A61B 34/37 (2016.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01); A61B 34/30 (2016.01); A61B 90/00 (2016.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/2909 (2013.01); A61B 1/3132 (2013.01); A61B 17/29 (2013.01); A61B 34/37 (2016.02); A61B 34/71 (2016.02); A61B 34/74 (2016.02); A61B 2017/00305 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00309 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00314 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00323 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0046 (2013.01); A61B 2017/2906 (2013.01); A61B 2017/291 (2013.01); A61B 2034/301 (2016.02); A61B 2034/306 (2016.02); A61B 2034/715 (2016.02); A61B 2090/064 (2016.02);
Abstract
The disclosure provides a surgical apparatus comprising: a steerable member that is bendable and comprises a plurality of bending segments with channels therein; and a plurality of bending actuation wires that are arranged to pass through the steerable member and cause the steerable member to bend, the steerable member comprising at least one outwardly opening lumen through which the bending actuation wires pass.