Apparatus and method for controlling endoscopic instruments
US6695774B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 31, 2001 |
| Grant date | Feb 24, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 31, 2021 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B1/00179
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A control and indicator apparatus for a variable direction-of-operation endoscopic instrument comprises a handle, a coinciding pointer, and a linking system connecting the handle to the endoscopic instrument. The handle affords the user intuitive and integrated control of the available degrees of freedom and the pointer conveys to the user the direction and orientation of the endoscopic working vector by shadowing its movement.
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