GB2143920B - Vertebra for articulatable shaft - Google Patents

Vertebra for articulatable shaft

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Publication number
GB2143920B
GB2143920B GB08416587A GB8416587A GB2143920B GB 2143920 B GB2143920 B GB 2143920B GB 08416587 A GB08416587 A GB 08416587A GB 8416587 A GB8416587 A GB 8416587A GB 2143920 B GB2143920 B GB 2143920B
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Prior art keywords
vertebra
articulatable shaft
articulatable
shaft
Prior art date
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
Expired
Application number
GB08416587A
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GB2143920A (en
GB8416587D0 (en
Inventor
Ian Peter Collins
William James Revell
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Warner Lambert Technologies Inc
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Warner Lambert Technologies Inc
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Priority claimed from GB838319922A external-priority patent/GB8319922D0/en
Application filed by Warner Lambert Technologies Inc filed Critical Warner Lambert Technologies Inc
Priority to GB08416587A priority Critical patent/GB2143920B/en
Publication of GB8416587D0 publication Critical patent/GB8416587D0/en
Priority to US06/683,985 priority patent/US4651718A/en
Publication of GB2143920A publication Critical patent/GB2143920A/en
Application granted granted Critical
Publication of GB2143920B publication Critical patent/GB2143920B/en
Expired legal-status Critical Current

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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G02—OPTICS
    • G02B—OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
    • G02B23/00—Telescopes, e.g. binoculars; Periscopes; Instruments for viewing the inside of hollow bodies; Viewfinders; Optical aiming or sighting devices
    • G02B23/24—Instruments or systems for viewing the inside of hollow bodies, e.g. fibrescopes
    • G02B23/2476—Non-optical details, e.g. housings, mountings, supports
    • 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
    • A61B1/005—Flexible endoscopes
    • A61B1/0051—Flexible endoscopes with controlled bending of insertion part
    • A61B1/0055—Constructional details of insertion parts, e.g. vertebral elements
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B23—MACHINE TOOLS; METAL-WORKING NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B23Q—DETAILS, COMPONENTS, OR ACCESSORIES FOR MACHINE TOOLS, e.g. ARRANGEMENTS FOR COPYING OR CONTROLLING; MACHINE TOOLS IN GENERAL CHARACTERISED BY THE CONSTRUCTION OF PARTICULAR DETAILS OR COMPONENTS; COMBINATIONS OR ASSOCIATIONS OF METAL-WORKING MACHINES, NOT DIRECTED TO A PARTICULAR RESULT
    • B23Q1/00—Members which are comprised in the general build-up of a form of machine, particularly relatively large fixed members
    • B23Q1/25—Movable or adjustable work or tool supports
    • B23Q1/44—Movable or adjustable work or tool supports using particular mechanisms
    • B23Q1/50—Movable or adjustable work or tool supports using particular mechanisms with rotating pairs only, the rotating pairs being the first two elements of the mechanism
    • B23Q1/54—Movable or adjustable work or tool supports using particular mechanisms with rotating pairs only, the rotating pairs being the first two elements of the mechanism two rotating pairs only
    • B23Q1/545—Movable or adjustable work or tool supports using particular mechanisms with rotating pairs only, the rotating pairs being the first two elements of the mechanism two rotating pairs only comprising spherical surfaces

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  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
  • Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
  • Surgery (AREA)
  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Optics & Photonics (AREA)
  • Biomedical Technology (AREA)
  • Heart & Thoracic Surgery (AREA)
  • Pathology (AREA)
  • Radiology & Medical Imaging (AREA)
  • Astronomy & Astrophysics (AREA)
  • Biophysics (AREA)
  • General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Nuclear Medicine, Radiotherapy & Molecular Imaging (AREA)
  • Medical Informatics (AREA)
  • Molecular Biology (AREA)
  • Animal Behavior & Ethology (AREA)
  • General Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
  • Public Health (AREA)
  • Veterinary Medicine (AREA)
  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
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GB08416587A 1983-07-23 1984-06-29 Vertebra for articulatable shaft Expired GB2143920B (en)

Priority Applications (2)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
GB08416587A GB2143920B (en) 1983-07-23 1984-06-29 Vertebra for articulatable shaft
US06/683,985 US4651718A (en) 1984-06-29 1984-12-20 Vertebra for articulatable shaft

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
GB838319922A GB8319922D0 (en) 1983-07-23 1983-07-23 Vertebra for articulatable shaft
GB08416587A GB2143920B (en) 1983-07-23 1984-06-29 Vertebra for articulatable shaft

Publications (3)

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GB8416587D0 GB8416587D0 (en) 1984-08-01
GB2143920A GB2143920A (en) 1985-02-20
GB2143920B true GB2143920B (en) 1986-09-03

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US8029531B2 (en) 2006-07-11 2011-10-04 Cambridge Endoscopic Devices, Inc. Surgical instrument
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US9005238B2 (en) 2007-08-23 2015-04-14 Covidien Lp Endoscopic surgical devices
US8257386B2 (en) 2007-09-11 2012-09-04 Cambridge Endoscopic Devices, Inc. Surgical instrument
US8801752B2 (en) 2008-08-04 2014-08-12 Covidien Lp Articulating surgical device
US9168050B1 (en) 2011-03-24 2015-10-27 Cambridge Endoscopic Devices, Inc. End effector construction

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GB8416587D0 (en) 1984-08-01

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