Navigable probe and rotating motor control apparatus
US5833616A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 29, 1997 |
| Grant date | Nov 10, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 29, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B8/12
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A motor control apparatus (1) for articulating a probe (3) is constructed with at least one tension adjusting cable (4) to articulate the probe (3), and reversible motor (10a) and a rotatable torque cable (6) to rotate a device within an articulating tip of the probe (3).
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