AU2003251528A1 - Shape lockable apparatus and mehtod for advancing an instrument through unsupported anatomy - Google Patents

Shape lockable apparatus and mehtod for advancing an instrument through unsupported anatomy

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AU2003251528A1
AU2003251528A1 AU2003251528A AU2003251528A AU2003251528A1 AU 2003251528 A1 AU2003251528 A1 AU 2003251528A1 AU 2003251528 A AU2003251528 A AU 2003251528A AU 2003251528 A AU2003251528 A AU 2003251528A AU 2003251528 A1 AU2003251528 A1 AU 2003251528A1
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mehtod
advancing
instrument
lockable apparatus
unsupported anatomy
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Richard C. Ewers
Vahid Saadat
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USGI Medical Inc
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USGI Medical Inc
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Priority claimed from US10/173,203 external-priority patent/US7128708B2/en
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Publication of AU2003251528A8 publication Critical patent/AU2003251528A8/en
Publication of AU2003251528A1 publication Critical patent/AU2003251528A1/en
Abandoned legal-status Critical Current

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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61B—DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
    • A61B1/00—Instruments for performing medical examinations of the interior of cavities or tubes of the body by visual or photographical inspection, e.g. endoscopes; Illuminating arrangements therefor
    • A61B1/00147—Holding or positioning arrangements
    • A61B1/00154—Holding or positioning arrangements using guiding arrangements for insertion
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    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
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    • A61B1/00—Instruments for performing medical examinations of the interior of cavities or tubes of the body by visual or photographical inspection, e.g. endoscopes; Illuminating arrangements therefor
    • A61B1/00064—Constructional details of the endoscope body
    • A61B1/00071—Insertion part of the endoscope body
    • A61B1/00078—Insertion part of the endoscope body with stiffening means
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    • A61B1/00—Instruments for performing medical examinations of the interior of cavities or tubes of the body by visual or photographical inspection, e.g. endoscopes; Illuminating arrangements therefor
    • A61B1/00064—Constructional details of the endoscope body
    • A61B1/00071—Insertion part of the endoscope body
    • A61B1/0008—Insertion part of the endoscope body characterised by distal tip features
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    • A61B1/00064—Constructional details of the endoscope body
    • A61B1/00071—Insertion part of the endoscope body
    • A61B1/0008—Insertion part of the endoscope body characterised by distal tip features
    • A61B1/00082—Balloons
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
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    • A61B1/00—Instruments for performing medical examinations of the interior of cavities or tubes of the body by visual or photographical inspection, e.g. endoscopes; Illuminating arrangements therefor
    • A61B1/00064—Constructional details of the endoscope body
    • A61B1/00105—Constructional details of the endoscope body characterised by modular construction
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    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
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    • A61B1/00—Instruments for performing medical examinations of the interior of cavities or tubes of the body by visual or photographical inspection, e.g. endoscopes; Illuminating arrangements therefor
    • A61B1/00131—Accessories for endoscopes
    • A61B1/00135—Oversleeves mounted on the endoscope prior to insertion
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    • A61B1/005—Flexible endoscopes
    • A61B1/0051—Flexible endoscopes with controlled bending of insertion part
    • A61B1/0052—Constructional details of control elements, e.g. handles
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    • A61B1/005—Flexible endoscopes
    • A61B1/0051—Flexible endoscopes with controlled bending of insertion part
    • A61B1/0055—Constructional details of insertion parts, e.g. vertebral elements
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
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    • A61B1/005—Flexible endoscopes
    • A61B1/0051—Flexible endoscopes with controlled bending of insertion part
    • A61B1/0057—Constructional details of force transmission elements, e.g. control wires
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
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    • A61B1/00—Instruments for performing medical examinations of the interior of cavities or tubes of the body by visual or photographical inspection, e.g. endoscopes; Illuminating arrangements therefor
    • A61B1/31—Instruments for performing medical examinations of the interior of cavities or tubes of the body by visual or photographical inspection, e.g. endoscopes; Illuminating arrangements therefor for the rectum, e.g. proctoscopes, sigmoidoscopes, colonoscopes
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
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    • A61B1/00—Instruments for performing medical examinations of the interior of cavities or tubes of the body by visual or photographical inspection, e.g. endoscopes; Illuminating arrangements therefor
    • A61B1/005—Flexible endoscopes
    • A61B1/0058—Flexible endoscopes using shape-memory elements
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    • A61B1/008—Articulations
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    • A61B1/32—Devices for opening or enlarging the visual field, e.g. of a tube of the body
AU2003251528A 2002-06-13 2003-06-13 Shape lockable apparatus and mehtod for advancing an instrument through unsupported anatomy Abandoned AU2003251528A1 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (15)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
US10/173,203 US7128708B2 (en) 2002-06-13 2002-06-13 Shape lockable apparatus and method for advancing an instrument through unsupported anatomy
US10/173,227 US6790173B2 (en) 2002-06-13 2002-06-13 Shape lockable apparatus and method for advancing an instrument through unsupported anatomy
US10/173,203 2002-06-13
US10/173,227 2002-06-13
US10/173,238 2002-06-13
US10/173,238 US6837847B2 (en) 2002-06-13 2002-06-13 Shape lockable apparatus and method for advancing an instrument through unsupported anatomy
US10/173,220 US6783491B2 (en) 2002-06-13 2002-06-13 Shape lockable apparatus and method for advancing an instrument through unsupported anatomy
US10/173,220 2002-06-13
US10/281,462 2002-10-25
US10/281,461 US6942613B2 (en) 2002-06-13 2002-10-25 Shape lockable apparatus and method for advancing an instrument through unsupported anatomy
US10/281,426 2002-10-25
US10/281,426 US6960162B2 (en) 2002-06-13 2002-10-25 Shape lockable apparatus and method for advancing an instrument through unsupported anatomy
US10/281,461 2002-10-25
US10/281,462 US6960163B2 (en) 2002-06-13 2002-10-25 Shape lockable apparatus and method for advancing an instrument through unsupported anatomy
PCT/US2003/018891 WO2003105671A2 (en) 2002-06-13 2003-06-13 Shape lockable apparatus and mehtod for advancing an instrument through unsupported anatomy

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JP (1) JP4437076B2 (en)
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