Invention Application
- Patent Title: STEERABLE MEDICAL DEVICE
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Application No.: US17552286Application Date: 2021-12-15
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Publication No.: US20220202277A1Publication Date: 2022-06-30
- Inventor: Showna Hsu-Hwa Chang , Takahisa Kato
- Applicant: Canon U.S.A., Inc.
- Applicant Address: US NY Melville
- Assignee: Canon U.S.A., Inc.
- Current Assignee: Canon U.S.A., Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US NY Melville
- Main IPC: A61B1/005
- IPC: A61B1/005 ; A61B1/00

Abstract:
A medical device, system, and methods of using the medical device and system are provided. Embodiments of the disclosure include a medical apparatus including a bendable body having a driving wire configured in the bendable body. A distal end of a break-out wire is attached to a proximal end of the driving wire where a distal guide tube guiding the driving wire, the distal tube ending before the break-out wire with a space. A resilient element abutting the driving wire along at least a portion of a longitudinal direction of the driving wire, and expands or contracts along the longitudinal direction of the driving wire. An actuator retracts and advances the driving wire via the break-out wire and maneuvers the bendable body, wherein the resilient element stays within the space between a proximal end of the distal guide tube and the distal end of the break-out wire.
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