Endoscope control methods
AssigneeEndovision Foundation
InventorsKenneth F. Binmoeller, John P. Lunsford, Hoang Phan, Fiona Sander
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Abstract
Described herein are methods for reversibly constraining an endoscope. A method may include positioning an elongate medical device or endoscope in a holder of a clamp. A method may include actuating the holder such that one or more of a first sidewall and a second sidewall of the holder move to a clamped configuration to exert a force on the endoscope. A method may include adjusting a pad of the clamp from a first position to a second position where the pad is in contact with the endoscope in the second position.
Claims20
A method of reversibly restraining an endoscope, comprising:
- positioning an endoscope in a holder of a clamp;
- actuating the holder such that one or more of a first sidewall and a second sidewall of the holder move to a clamped configuration to exert a force on the endoscope;
- and
- adjusting a pad of the clamp from a first position to a second position where the pad is in contact with the endoscope in the second position.
A method of reversibly restraining an elongate medical device, comprising:
- positioning an elongate medical device in a holder of a clamp;
- actuating the holder such that one or more of a first sidewall and a second sidewall of the holder move to a clamped configuration to exert a force on the elongate medical device;
- and
- adjusting a pad of the clamp from a first position to a second position where the pad is in contact with the elongate medical device in the second position.
A method of reversibly restraining an endoscope, comprising:
- positioning an endoscope in a holder of a clamp;
- and
- actuating the holder such that one or more of a first sidewall and a second sidewall of the holder move to a clamped configuration to exert a force on the endoscope.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.