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US 2014/0275779 A1Published application
Flexible Shaft with Multiple Flexible Portions
AssigneeCovidien LP
InventorYong Ma
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Abstract
A surgical device is provided including a control unit having at plurality of steering members and a flexible elongated guide shaft having a proximal end and a distal end. The distal end of the shaft includes an image sensor and the proximal end of the shaft is in operable communication with the control unit, and at least one flexible portion. The shaft is partitioned into a first segment and a second segment, the first and second segments operably mated at a first mating point located substantially midway through the shaft.
Claims20
A surgical device comprising:
- a control unit having at least two steering members;
- and
- an elongated guide shaft having a proximal end and a distal end, the distal end of the shaft including an image sensor and the proximal end of the shaft being in operable communication with the control unit, and at least one flexible portion;
- wherein the shaft is partitioned into a first segment and a second segment, the first and second segments operably mated at a first mating point located substantially midway through the shaft.
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A surgical device comprising:
- a control unit having at least four steering members;
- and
- a flexible elongated guide shaft having a proximal end and a distal end, the distal end of the shaft including a camera and the proximal end of the shaft being in operable communication with the control unit;
- wherein the shaft is partitioned into three segments, the first and second segments operably mated at a first bendable mating point, and the second and third segments operably mated at a second bendable mating point.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.