Steerable endoscope and improved method of insertion

Details Steerable endoscope and improved method of insertion Steerable endoscope and improved method of insertion

2005-05-13

2011-11-22

Kasztejna, Matthew J (Department: 3779)

Surgery

Endoscope

With guide means for body insertion

C600S141000, C600S146000, C600S152000

Reexamination Certificate

active

08062212

ABSTRACT:
A steerable endoscope has an elongated body with a selectively steerable distal portion and an automatically controlled proximal portion. The endoscope body is inserted into a patient and the selectively steerable distal portion is used to select a desired path within the patient's body. When the endoscope body is advanced, an electronic motion controller operates the automatically controlled proximal portion to assume the selected curve of the selectively steerable distal portion. Another desired path is selected with the selectively steerable distal portion and the endoscope body is advanced again. As the endoscope body is further advanced, the selected curves propagate proximally along the endoscope body, and when the endoscope body is withdrawn proximally, the selected curves propagate distally along the endoscope body. This creates a serpentine motion in the endoscope body that allows it to negotiate tortuous curves along a desired path through, around, and between organs within the body.

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