Powered endoscopic device with haptic feedback
AssigneeBoston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
InventorsSharmad S. Joshi, Michael S. H. Chu
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AssigneeBoston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
InventorsSharmad S. Joshi, Michael S. H. Chu
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An endoscopic deployment device includes a body mountable on an endoscopic device, the body having a movable carrier couplable to an end effector device, the end effector device having an end effector shaft covered by an outer sheath and an end effector extending from a distal end of the end effector shaft, the outer sheath being sized and shaped for insertion through a working channel of the endoscopic device, the body having a carrier channel for the carrier to slide therein, wherein the end effecter is actuatable between an open position and a closed position; and a motor having a drive shaft coupled to the carrier, rotation of the drive shaft sliding the carrier in the carrier channel and actuating the end effector in response to a signal from one or more actuation buttons; wherein at least one vibration motor generates vibrations as an angular position of the motor changes.
An endoscopic deployment device, comprising:
An endoscopic system, comprising:
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