公开(公告)号：US20230083702A1

公开(公告)日：2023-03-16

申请号：US17799472

申请日：2021-02-22

Applicant: CANON U.S.A., INC. ,  CANON VIRGINIA, INC.

Inventor： Nathaniel Robert Lau ,  Showna Chang ,  Takahisa Kato ,  Joel C. Johnson ,  Terry Speed

IPC: B29C65/16 ,  B29C65/00

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to methods of manufacture, apparatus, and fixtures. An apparatus comprising an inner liner having a hollow chamber extending the length of the inner liner, at least two guide rings disposed collectively along the inner liner, and at least one lumen portion extending through each of the at least two guide rings and being parallel with the hollow chamber, wherein the at least two components are fixed by welding is provided. Further provided is a fixture and a method of manufacture.

公开(公告)号：US20210121162A1

公开(公告)日：2021-04-29

申请号：US17077480

申请日：2020-10-22

Applicant: Canon U.S.A., Inc.

Inventor： Brian Ninni ,  Takahisa Kato ,  Benedict Shia ,  Showna Chang ,  Matthew Michael Kincaid

IPC: A61B10/02 ,  A61B34/20 ,  A61B90/00 ,  A61B34/00

Abstract: An articulated medical device having a hollow core, capable of large degrees of maneuverability through small spaces of a patient to reach a target with minimal invasiveness, and once the medical device has reached the target, allowing a medical tool to be guided through the hollow chamber for facilitating medical procedures, including endoscopes, cameras, and bendable medical devices, at the target.