Miniaturized scanning system
US9655499B2 · kind B2 · utility
Assignees
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 8, 2013 |
| Grant date | May 23, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 19, 2033 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG02B2006/0098
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A miniaturized scanning system to generate movement of a flexible device positioned at a distal part of a medical tool. The miniaturized scanning system includes an inner shaft with a longitudinal axis, adapted to guide said flexible device along the longitudinal axis, an abutment comprising an external surface and adapted to maintain said device, and a pusher mechanism adapted to engage with said abutment. The miniaturized scanning system includes at least one end portion adapted to contact said external surface of the abutment at a contact point, wherein said end portion is configured to translate along said longitudinal axis of the inner shaft and wherein the translation of said end portion results in a bending of the device in a bending plane defined by the longitudinal axis of the inner shaft and said contact point.
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.