Electrode apparatus for nerve denervation or modulation in vivo
AssigneeDeepqure Inc.
InventorsDu Jin Bach, Seok Hyeon Jo
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Abstract
An electrode apparatus for nerve denervation or modulation in vivo includes a main body including a shaft; an electrode unit formed to be drawn out from one end of the shaft and configured to denervate or modulate at least part of nerves on a tube in a body; an electrode guide coupled to the end of the electrode unit and configured to guide the electrode unit to be brought into contact with the tube in the body; an electrode guide driving unit configured to move the electrode guide in forward and backward directions; and an electrode driving unit configured to move the electrode guide in the forward and backward directions in conjunction with the electrode guide driving unit.
Claims9
An electrode apparatus for nerve denervation or modulation in vivo, comprising:
- a main body including a shaft;
- an electrode unit formed to be drawn out from one end of the shaft and configured to denervate or modulate at least part of nerves on a tube in a body;
- an electrode guide coupled to the end of the electrode unit and configured to guide the electrode unit to be brought into contact with the tube in the body;
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- an electrode guide driving unit configured to move the electrode guide in forward and backward directions;
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- an electrode driving unit configured to move the electrode guide in the forward and backward directions in conjunction with the electrode guide driving unit,
- wherein the electrode driving unit includes:
- a tensile force maintenance unit connected to one end of the electrode unit;
- and
- a moving unit that is connected to the tensile force maintenance unit and is configured to move the tensile force maintenance unit in the forward and backward directions, and
- the tensile force maintenance unit includes:
- a first spring that provides a tensile force to the electrode unit;
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- a lever that generates the tensile force by extending the first spring;
- wherein the moving unit is configured to move the tensile force maintenance unit in the forward direction until the electrode guide encloses a circumference of the tube in the body in a state where the moving unit is connected to the tensile force maintenance unit, and then is configured to be disconnected from the tensile force maintenance unit.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.