Positioning, exploration, and/or intervention device, in particular in the field of endoscopy and/or mini-invasive surgery
AssigneeUniversite Pierre et Marie Curie
InventorsChristian Francois, Frank Boudghene, Pierre Joli
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Abstract
The positioning, intervention, and/or exploration device has two endpieces (6a-6d, 7) and at least one cable (20) extending from one endpiece to the other (6a-6d, 7), it has at least two bellows (10) each fixed directly to both of the endpieces and it has means (12, 18) for modifying the pressure of a fluid in each of the bellows independently of the other bellows.
Claims27
A positioning, intervention, and/or exploration device having two endpieces (6a-6d, 7) and at least one cable (20) extending from one endpiece to the other (6a-6d, 7), said at least one cable (20) being movable relative to at least one of the endpieces (6b, 6d), the device being characterized in that it comprises at least two bellows (10) each fixed directly to the two endpieces, and means (12, 18) for modifying the pressure of a fluid in each of the bellows independently of the other bellows.
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