Scope dock
US7731652B2 · kind B2 · utility
Assignee
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | May 13, 2005 |
| Grant date | Jun 8, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 28, 2027 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA45F2005/008
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A medical device for allowing a physician to unhand a scope or other instruments while maintaining control of the scope or other instruments during a medical procedure. The medical device includes at least one docks and a harness for attaching the dock to the physician's body. The harness can be adjustable, or sized to fit a specific physician. During a procedure, a physician outfitted with the medical device can place a scope and/or other instrument in the dock(s). Once the scope and/or other instrument is placed in the dock(s), the physicians hands are free to perform other procedures, while the physician continually controls the relative position of the scope with respect to the physician or the patient.
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.