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.