Surgery – Endoscope – Having flexible tube structure
Reexamination Certificate
2004-04-22
2011-12-13
Kasztejna, Matthew J (Department: 3779)
Surgery
Endoscope
Having flexible tube structure
C600S111000, C600S127000, C600S129000, C600S138000, C600S160000
Reexamination Certificate
active
08075478
ABSTRACT:
A system, apparatus, and method for viewing a visually obscured portion of a body cavity. The system includes an endoscopic-type instrument, an imaging apparatus, and a human interface apparatus. The endoscopic-type instrument includes a face tip assembly connected to a shaft assembly, the shaft assembly being connected to a handle and viewing assembly. The face tip assembly includes a plurality of input/output ports and a working channel extension to protect an optical image collector. The shaft assembly includes an actively flexible shaft segment and a passively flexible shaft. The method for viewing a visually obscured portion of a cavity includes the steps of providing an instrument having an actively flexible shaft segment and manipulating the actively flexible shaft segment to a desired angular deflection.
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Greenberg & Traurig, LLP
Kasztejna Matthew J
Tobor Ben D.
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