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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 18, 2025
Filed:
Dec. 09, 2021
Olympus Medical Systems Corporation, Hachioji, JP;
David A. Herrin, Seattle, WA (US);
Olympus Medical Systems Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
Disclosed embodiments include apparatuses, systems, and methods for preventing buckling of an elongated instrument as it is advanced through a channel. In an illustrative embodiment, an apparatus includes an anti-buckling device including at least one movable support bracket. The bracket includes a generally planar member having an inner orifice and an outer edge configured to movably engage an inner surface of a channel. The planar member is configured to provide lateral support to an elongated instrument chosen from one of a needle and a probe responsive to the elongated instrument being motivated through the channel by an actuator. The at least one bracket also includes a positioning member that extends from the planar member. The positioning member is configured to prevent the planar member from twisting within the channel. The positioning member is configured to move relative to a distal end of the actuator so as not to impede movement of the actuator.