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US 2023/0405276 A1Published application
Steering tool
AssigneeBendit Technologies Ltd.
InventorOz Cabiri
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Abstract
A steering tool includes an internal tube disposed inside an external tube. The internal and external tubes are arranged for longitudinal axial movement relative to one another. A distal end of the internal tube is fixedly joined to a distal end of the external tube. At least one of the internal and external tubes is slotted near the distal end thereof, and the longitudinal axial movement causes bending of the distal ends of the tubes.
Claims13
A steering tool comprising:
- an internal tube disposed inside an external tube, said internal and external tubes being arranged for longitudinal axial movement relative to one another, wherein a distal end of said internal tube is fixedly joined to a distal end of said external tube, and at least one of said internal and external tubes is formed with transverse slots near the distal end thereof, and wherein the longitudinal axial movement causes bending of the distal ends of said tubes;
- and wherein shapes of said slots change as a parameter of distance from the distal ends of said internal and external tubes;
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- wherein said internal tube holder comprises a septum that seals passage of said internal tube therethrough, said septum comprises a radially outward portion secured to an inner surface of said internal tube holder and an inner aperture through which said internal tube passes therethrough.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.