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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 26, 2026
Filed:
Dec. 09, 2021
Applicant:
Olympus Medical Systems Corporation, Hachioji, JP;
Inventors:
David A. Herrin, Seattle, WA (US);
Christopher R. Ralph, Woodinville, WA (US);
Assignee:
Olympus Medical Systems Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 10/02 (2006.01); A61B 10/04 (2006.01); A61B 17/34 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 10/0233 (2013.01); A61B 10/0283 (2013.01); A61B 17/3423 (2013.01); A61B 17/3462 (2013.01); A61B 2010/0208 (2013.01); A61B 10/04 (2013.01); A61B 2017/3447 (2013.01); A61B 2017/3466 (2013.01); A61B 2017/347 (2013.01);
Abstract
Disclosed embodiments include apparatuses, systems, and methods for securing an elongated instrument within a control device used to extend the elongated instrument. In an illustrative embodiment, an apparatus includes a control device configured to facilitate extension of an elongated instrument to a target location. A port within an end of the control device is configured to compressably engage sides of the elongated instrument to secure the elongated instrument to move with the control device.