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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 06, 2026
Filed:
Oct. 23, 2019
Applicant:
Canon U.s.a., Inc., Melville, NY (US);
Inventor:
Matthew Michael Kincaid, Medford, MA (US);
Assignee:
Canon U.S.A., Inc., Melville, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 25/01 (2006.01); A61M 25/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 25/0147 (2013.01); A61M 25/0108 (2013.01); A61M 2025/0037 (2013.01); A61M 2025/0059 (2013.01); A61M 2025/015 (2013.01);
Abstract
An articulated medical device having a hollow central core and at least one support wires for preventing the medical device from kinking, wherein the device is capable of maneuvering through cavities to reach a target with minimal invasiveness, and once the medical device has reached the target, allowing a medical tool to be guided through the hollow central core for facilitating medical procedures, including endoscopes, cameras, and catheters, at the target.