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Patent No.:

US 12491042 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Dec. 09, 2025

Filed:

Jun. 23, 2023

Endoscopic device with helical lumen design

Applicant:

Auris Health, Inc., Redwood City, CA (US);

Inventors:

Enrique Romo, Dublin, CA (US);

Jeffery B. Alvarez, Redwood City, CA (US);

Gregory J. Kintz, Santa Cruz, CA (US);

David S. Mintz, Mountain View, CA (US);

Jian Zhang, Sunnyvale, CA (US);

Steve Burion, San Francisco, CA (US);

Serena Wong, Mountain View, CA (US);

Joseph Daniel Bogusky, San Jose, CA (US);

Katherine A. Bender, Saunderstown, RI (US);

Alan Yu, Union City, CA (US);

Assignee:

Auris Health, Inc., Redwood City, CA (US);

Attorney:

Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease LLP

Primary Examiner:

Anh Tuan T Nguyen

Assistant Examiner:

Rynae E Boler

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 1/00 (2006.01); A61B 1/005 (2006.01); A61B 1/018 (2006.01); A61B 34/00 (2016.01); A61B 34/30 (2016.01); A61B 34/37 (2016.01); A61B 90/30 (2016.01); A61M 25/00 (2006.01); G16H 40/63 (2018.01); A61B 1/05 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01); A61B 34/20 (2016.01); A61B 90/00 (2016.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 90/30 (2016.02); A61B 1/00071 (2013.01); A61B 1/00149 (2013.01); A61B 1/0016 (2013.01); A61B 1/0057 (2013.01); A61B 1/018 (2013.01); A61B 34/30 (2016.02); A61B 34/37 (2016.02); A61B 34/71 (2016.02); A61M 25/0009 (2013.01); A61M 25/0012 (2013.01); G16H 40/63 (2018.01); A61B 1/00045 (2013.01); A61B 1/05 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00477 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00526 (2013.01); A61B 2034/2048 (2016.02); A61B 2034/2051 (2016.02); A61B 2034/301 (2016.02); A61B 2034/306 (2016.02); A61B 2034/742 (2016.02); A61B 90/361 (2016.02); Y10T 29/49815 (2015.01);
Abstract

An endolumenal robotic system provides the surgeon with the ability to drive a robotically-driven endoscopic device to a desired anatomical position in a patient without the need for awkward motions and positions, while also enjoying improved image quality from a digital camera mounted on the endoscopic device.

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