公开(公告)号：US20230128083A1

公开(公告)日：2023-04-27

申请号：US18046999

申请日：2022-10-17

Applicant: GYRUS ACMI, INC. D/B/A OLYMPUS SURGICAL TECHNOLOGIES AMERICA

Inventor： Spence Edward Cornia ,  Dustin Edward Gorringe ,  Justin Garth Tidwell ,  Derek Alder Hutchison ,  Blake Salgat ,  Kelly David Christensen

IPC: A61B1/005 ,  A61B1/008

Abstract: An articulating medical device with a handle and an articulating elongate member extending from the handle. The handle has a cavity with at least one first rotatable member. The first rotatable member has a first lever arm and a first termination coupling. Coupled to the termination coupling is at least one first articulation cable. The first lever arm is arranged to limit displacement of slack in the at least one first articulation cable when the at least one first articulation cable is not under tension.

公开(公告)号：US20240115118A1

公开(公告)日：2024-04-11

申请号：US18306834

申请日：2023-04-25

Applicant: GYRUS ACMI, INC. D/B/A OLYMPUS SURGICAL TECHNOLOGIES AMERICA

Inventor： Robert E. Ailinger ,  Kelly David Christensen ,  Justin Garth Tidwell ,  Derek Alder Hutchison ,  Spence Edward Cornia ,  Dustin Edward Gorringe ,  Jeffrey C. Smith

IPC: A61B1/005 ,  A61B1/00

CPC classification number: A61B1/0057 ,  A61B1/00128 ,  A61B1/0052

Abstract: An endoscope comprises a handpiece housing, an elongate flexible shaft extending from the handpiece housing, a pull wire extending from the handpiece housing into the elongate flexible shaft, and a tensioning mechanism configured to adjust tension in the pull wire. A method for adjusting tension in a pull wire of a controller for an endoscope comprises preparing an endoscope for use before a procedure, adjusting tension in a pull wire for deflecting a flexible elongate shaft of the endoscope to reduce knob dwell, and performing an endoscopic procedure with the endoscope.

公开(公告)号：US20230131784A1

公开(公告)日：2023-04-27

申请号：US18046801

申请日：2022-10-14

Applicant: GYRUS ACMI, INC. D/B/A OLYMPUS SURGICAL TECHNOLOGIES AMERICA

Inventor： Spence Edward Cornia ,  Dustin Edward Gorringe ,  Justin Garth Tidwell ,  Derek Alder Hutchison ,  Blake Salgat ,  Kelly David Christensen

IPC: A61B1/005

Abstract: An articulating medical device including handle and an articulating elongate member extending from the handle. The handle is a housing which includes at least one rotatable member, defining an arcuate track extending for a partial rotation about a center axis of rotation, at least one clamp captured, translatable, and rotatable within the arcuate track, and at least one articulation cable, fastened to the at least one clamp and extending outward from the handle, toward the articulating elongate member, including extending, when under tension, along a first lateral periphery of the at least one rotatable member and within a channel formed in the rotatable member. The at least one clamp translates within the arcuate track to accommodate slack in the at least one articulation cable when the at least one articulation cable is not under tension.