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Deployable bellows for delivery of a flexible, elongate device and methods of use

US11298505B2 · kind B2 · utility

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20Claims

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Assignee

INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS, INC. · US

Inventors

David W. Bailey · Menlo Park, US
Jared J. Butler · Provo, US
Larry L. Howell · Orem, US
Brian D. Jensen · Orem, US
Spencer P. Magleby · Provo, US
Brandon Scott Sargent · Provo, US
Kendall Hal Seymour · Springville, US

Key dates

Filing date	Mar 4, 2019
Grant date	Apr 12, 2022
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Aug 30, 2040

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA61M2025/0059
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

An origami bellows includes a plurality of layers including a support layer having a diameter that remains fixed irrespective of axial expansion or compression of the origami bellows. The origami bellows may be used as an anti-buckling device providing lateral support to a catheter or other elongated medical instrument.

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