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US 2026/0224097 A1Published application
Flexible Elongate Devices Having Axial Support Structures
AssigneeIntuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.
InventorJoseph Bogusky
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Abstract
Flexible elongate devices include an elongate body having an articulable body portion and an axial support structure within the articulable body portion. The axial support structure can include a plurality of transverse support segments with tubular struts disposed between the support segments. The flexible elongate devices can include a component line that has a helical shape within the articulable body portion.
Claims21
A flexible elongate device comprising:
- an elongate body comprising an articulable body portion, the articulable body portion including an axial support structure and an inner body member within the axial support structure;
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- a component line within the axial support structure, the component line extending in a helical shape around the inner body member;
- wherein the inner body member has a corkscrew configuration to accommodate the helical shape of the component line within the axial support structure.
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