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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 03, 2015
Filed:
Sep. 10, 2012
Applicants:
Craig Peters, McLean, VA (US);
Kevin Cleary, Potomac, MD (US);
Haifeng Luo, Beijing, CN;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Children's National Medical Center, Washington, DC (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 1/00 (2006.01); A61B 1/005 (2006.01); A61B 1/307 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 1/0057 (2013.01); A61B 1/00006 (2013.01); A61B 1/307 (2013.01);
Abstract
An electromechanical drive system with drop-in capability allows manipulation of the majority of existing endoscopes. The invention does not require retrofitting of existing endoscopes and maintains the current clinical workflow. The drive system can be controlled through a human/machine interface, which could consist of a variety of different input devices, including a joystick, keyboard, or game controller.