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Navigable probe and motor control apparatus

US6236876A · kind A · utility

14Cited by
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36Claims
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Filing dateAug 29, 1997
Grant dateMay 22, 2001
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Expiry dateAug 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 a reversible motor (10) and at least one tension adjusting cable (4) to articulate the probe (3).

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