Tympanostomy tube delivery device with rotatable flexible shaft

    公开(公告)号:US10966866B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-04-06

    申请号:US16266930

    申请日:2019-02-04

    IPC分类号: A61F11/00 A61B90/00

    摘要: An instrument comprises a shaft assembly, a handpiece body, and a drive assembly. The shaft assembly comprises a plurality of coaxially arranged shafts and a tympanostomy tube. The shaft assembly further includes a flexible section. The shaft assembly extends distally from the handpiece body. The drive assembly is operable to drive the shafts of the shaft assembly in a predetermined sequence to deploy the tympanostomy tube. One or more of the shafts are configured to translate along the flexible section of the shaft assembly as a part of the predetermined sequence to deploy the tympanostomy tube.

    Tympanostomy tube delivery device with elastomeric brake

    公开(公告)号:US10765560B2

    公开(公告)日:2020-09-08

    申请号:US16022041

    申请日:2018-06-28

    IPC分类号: A61F11/00 A61B17/34

    摘要: An instrument comprises a handpiece, a boss member, a cylindraceous cam body, a linearly movable member, a cam follower, and a braking member. The cam body is rotatably supported in the handpiece and includes an exterior cam feature. The cam follower couples the linearly movable member with the cam feature of the cam body. The cam feature and the cam follower cooperatively drive the linearly movable member linearly in response to rotation of the cam body within the handpiece. The braking member extends about at least a portion of the exterior of the cam body and is positioned to progressively engage the boss member as the cam body rotates within the handpiece. The braking member and the boss member thus cooperate to provide gradual braking of the cam body. The instrument is operable to deploy a pressure equalization tube in the tympanic membrane of a patient.

    Tympanostomy tube delivery device with rotatable

    公开(公告)号:US10195086B2

    公开(公告)日:2019-02-05

    申请号:US14456080

    申请日:2014-08-11

    IPC分类号: A61F11/00 A61B90/00

    摘要: An instrument comprises a shaft assembly, a handpiece body, and a drive assembly. The shaft assembly comprises a plurality of coaxially arranged shafts and a tympanostomy tube. The shaft assembly further includes a flexible section. The shaft assembly extends distally from the handpiece body. The drive assembly is operable to drive the shafts of the shaft assembly in a predetermined sequence to deploy the tympanostomy tube. One or more of the shafts are configured to translate along the flexible section of the shaft assembly as a part of the predetermined sequence to deploy the tympanostomy tube.