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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 20, 2018
Filed:
Sep. 28, 2012
Cecile Poquet, Ivry-sur-seine, FR;
Pierre Mozer, Vincennes, FR;
Michael Baumann, Grenoble, FR;
Marie-aude Vitrani, Paris, FR;
Guillaume Morel, Paris, FR;
Antoine Leroy, Meylan, FR;
Patrick Henri, Bois-Colombes, FR;
Cecile Poquet, Ivry-sur-seine, FR;
Pierre Mozer, Vincennes, FR;
Michael Baumann, Grenoble, FR;
Marie-Aude Vitrani, Paris, FR;
Guillaume Morel, Paris, FR;
Antoine Leroy, Meylan, FR;
Patrick Henri, Bois-Colombes, FR;
UNIVERSITE PIERRE ET MARIE CURIE (PARIS 6), Paris, FR;
CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE, Paris, FR;
KIELIS, Grenoble, FR;
Abstract
A device for guiding a medical instrument () inserted into a natural duct () or an artificial duct of a patient in order to bring at least a distal end () of the instrument in proximity to an internal organ (). The device includes an articulated arm () with a plurality of degrees of freedom, for moving a proximal end () of the instrument, and a controlled blocking mechanism () for blocking the degrees of freedom of the articulated arm. The blocking mechanism is designed in such a way that, for at least one of the degrees of freedom, a blockage imposed on the degree of freedom can be released when an outer stress exerted on the instrument () exceeds a predetermined threshold.