ACTIVATED POLYMER ARTICULATED INSTRUMENTS AND METHODS OF INSERTION
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    发明申请
    ACTIVATED POLYMER ARTICULATED INSTRUMENTS AND METHODS OF INSERTION 审中-公开
    活化聚合物仪器和插入方法

    公开(公告)号:US20150320295A1

    公开(公告)日:2015-11-12

    申请号:US14449925

    申请日:2014-08-01

    摘要: An electro-polymeric articulated endoscope and method of insertion are described herein. A steerable endoscope having a segmented, elongated body with a manually or selectively steerable distal portion and an automatically controlled proximal portion can be articulated by electro-polymeric materials. These materials are configured to mechanically contract or expand in the presence of a stimulus, such as an electrical field. Adjacent segments of the endoscope can be articulated using the electro-polymeric material by inducing relative differences in size or length of the material when placed near or around the outer periphery along a portion of the endoscope.

    摘要翻译: 这里描述了一种电聚合铰接内窥镜和插入方法。 具有具有手动或选择性可操纵的远侧部分和自动控制的近端部分的分段细长主体的可操纵内窥镜可以通过电聚合材料铰接。 这些材料构造成在诸如电场的刺激的存在下机械地收缩或膨胀。 当沿着内窥镜的一部分放置在外周附近或周围时,通过引起材料的尺寸或长度的相对差异,可以使用电聚合材料来连接内窥镜的相邻段。