TENDON-DRIVEN ENDOSCOPE AND METHODS OF USE
    7.
    发明申请
    TENDON-DRIVEN ENDOSCOPE AND METHODS OF USE 有权
    TENDON驱动内窥镜及其使用方法

    公开(公告)号:US20110306836A1

    公开(公告)日:2011-12-15

    申请号:US13180501

    申请日:2011-07-11

    IPC分类号: A61B1/00

    摘要: A steerable, tendon-driven endoscope is described herein. The endoscope has an elongated body with a manually or selectively steerable distal portion and an automatically controlled, segmented proximal portion. The steerable distal portion and the segment of the controllable portion are actuated by at least two tendons. As the endoscope is advanced, the user maneuvers the distal portion, and a motion controller actuates tendons in the segmented proximal portion so that the proximal portion assumes the selected curve of the selectively steerable distal portion. By this method the selected curves are propagated along the endoscope body so that the endoscope largely conforms to the pathway selected. When the endoscope is withdrawn proximally, the selected curves can propagate distally along the endoscope body. This allows the endoscope to negotiate tortuous curves along a desired path through or around and between organs within the body.

    摘要翻译: 这里描述了可操纵的肌腱驱动的内窥镜。 内窥镜具有细长主体,其具有手动或选择性可操纵的远侧部分和自动控制的分段近端部分。 可操纵的远端部分和可控部分的段由至少两个腱致动。 当内窥镜前进时,使用者操纵远侧部分,并且运动控制器致动分段近端部分中的肌腱,使得近端部分呈现选择性可操纵的远侧部分的选定曲线。 通过该方法,所选择的曲线沿着内窥镜主体传播,使得内窥镜大体上符合所选择的路径。 当内窥镜向近侧收回时,所选择的曲线可沿内窥镜体向远端传播。 这允许内窥镜沿着穿过体内器官之间或之间的所需途径协商曲折曲线。

    Methods and devices for cutting and collecting soft tissue
    8.
    发明授权
    Methods and devices for cutting and collecting soft tissue 失效
    切割和收集软组织的方法和装置

    公开(公告)号:US08066727B2

    公开(公告)日:2011-11-29

    申请号:US11742391

    申请日:2007-04-30

    IPC分类号: A61B17/32 A61B17/22

    摘要: A method of cutting breast tissue for removal may include a step of providing a tissue cutting device having an elongate cutting element, the cutting element being movable between a bowed position and a retracted position, the cutting element having a radially outer side and a radially inner side. The tissue cutting device may be introduced into a breast and the elongate cutting element may be moved to the bowed position. A power source may be coupled to the elongate cutting element; and the cutting element may be rotated after the moving step so that the cutting element cuts the breast tissue. The radially outer side of the cutting element may have a larger surface area for transmitting energy to cut the tissue than the radially inner side.

    摘要翻译: 切割乳房组织以便去除的方法可以包括提供具有细长切割元件的组织切割装置的步骤,所述切割元件可在弓形位置和缩回位置之间移动,所述切割元件具有径向外侧和径向内部 侧。 组织切割装置可以被引入到乳房中,并且细长切割元件可以移动到弓形位置。 电源可以耦合到细长切割元件; 并且切割元件可以在移动步骤之后旋转,使得切割元件切割乳房组织。 切割元件的径向外侧可以具有比径向内侧更大的用于传递切割组织的能量的表面积。