公开(公告)号：EP3166527A4

公开(公告)日：2018-07-11

申请号：EP15803572

申请日：2015-06-05

申请人： MEDROBOTICS CORP

发明人： ZUBIATE BRETT ,  NUNES NANCY A ,  DARISSE IAN J ,  MORDENTE ZACKERY ,  CASTRO MICHAEL ,  JOHNSTON GABRIEL ,  CALEF THOMAS ,  TULLY STEPHEN ,  DALEY ERIC ,  COHEN DAVID ,  STAND JOSEPH A ,  ANDERSON BOB ,  KENNEDY KEVIN ,  FLAHERTY R MAXWELL ,  FLAHERTY J CHRISTOPHER

IPC分类号： A61B34/30 ,  A61B17/34 ,  A61B17/94 ,  A61B90/50

CPC分类号： A61B34/30 ,  A61B17/3417 ,  A61B2017/003 ,  A61B2017/00314 ,  A61B2034/301 ,  A61B2034/305 ,  A61B2034/306 ,  A61B2090/508

摘要： In an articulating probe system, an articulating probe is constructed and arranged to articulate in at least one degree of motion and to transition between a flexible state and a rigid state, the articulating probe comprising a plurality of links between a proximal link and a distal link The distal link of the articulating probe includes a side port constructed and arranged to receive a distal end of an elongate tool. A tool support is in communication with the articulating probe for supporting the elongate tool, the tool support including a tool tube that extends from the tool support at an intermediate portion to the side port of the distal link at a distal portion, the tool tube having a first flexibility in the intermediate portion and having a second flexibility in the distal portion; the second flexibility being greater in flexibility than the first flexibility.