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US 8,657,175 B2Granted
Medical device comprising alignment systems for bringing two portions into alignment
AssigneeMedigus Ltd.
InventorsMinelu Sonnenschein, Yuval Malka
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AssigneeMedigus Ltd.
InventorsMinelu Sonnenschein, Yuval Malka
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The invention is a medical device comprising an insertion shaft having an articulation section located near its distal end. The medical device comprises one or more alignment systems to assist in bringing two portions of the insertion shaft that are located on opposite sides of the articulation section into alignment. The alignment systems are selected from the following: a) a mechanical system comprising one or more alignment pins or screws and two or more locking screws located in one of the portions and a corresponding number of funnels and receptacles into which the alignment pins and the locking screws can be inserted or advanced respectively located in the other of the portions; b) an ultrasound system comprising an ultrasound reflecting mirror having one or more steps located on one of the portions and a ultrasound transmitter/receiver located on the other of the portions; and c) an optical system comprising one or more light sources that emit light from one of the portions and an image sensor located on the other of the portions.
An elongated medical device, said device comprising an image sensor located at a first location on said device and at least one source of light and a staple cartridge unit of a tissue stapling device located at a second location on said device, wherein said image sensor and said at least one light source cooperate to function as an alignment system when said device is inserted into a patient and configured such that at least one layer of said patient's tissue is positioned between them in order to carry out a medical procedure.
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