Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Flexible digital ureteroscope
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Application No.: US15649485Application Date: 2017-07-13
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Publication No.: US11241150B2Publication Date: 2022-02-08
- Inventor: Geping Liu , Xibo Wei , Xiyi Wei
- Applicant: NINGBO Wise OptoMech Technology Corporation
- Applicant Address: CN Ningbo
- Assignee: NINGBO Wise OptoMech Technology Corporation
- Current Assignee: NINGBO Wise OptoMech Technology Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: CN Ningbo
- Agency: WorldPatent.Agency / 5Suns
- Agent Chein-Hwa Tsao; YuanHui Huanq
- Priority: CN201611041752.8 20161124,CN201611041782.9 20161124
- Main IPC: A61B1/307
- IPC: A61B1/307 ; A61B1/00 ; A61B1/05 ; H04N5/225 ; H04N5/374 ; A61B1/06 ; A61B1/12 ; A61B1/005 ; A61B1/018 ; A61L29/12 ; A61B1/07 ; A61B1/015

Abstract:
The present invention discloses a flexible digital ureteroscope that is at least partially disposable. The ureteroscope comprises a single-use catheter and a handle. The catheter comprises a distal end, a bend portion, and a proximal portion. The distal end has a rigid or semi-rigid shell that houses a set of micro lenses, an image sensor microchip, and a plurality of LED light sources. A working channel extends along the entire catheter and is coupled to a working channel port on the handle to receive various medical devices and irrigation lines during an endoscopic procedure. In addition, the catheter includes one or more steering wires to control the distal end to bend towards a desired direction. The rigid or semi-rigid shell of the distal end is made of a mix of polymer composite material with graphene nano-filler for enhancing thermal dissipation. The handle may be a single-use handle or a reusable handle. In case the handle is a reusable handle, it includes a battery module and a wireless communication module for communicating with a host machine wirelessly. In case the handle is a single-use handle, to reduce cost, the handle does not include a battery module and/or a wireless communication module. Rather, the single-use handle includes a host interface for receiving power from the host machine and transmits image data to the host machine.
Public/Granted literature
- US20180140177A1 Flexible Digital Ureteroscope Public/Granted day:2018-05-24
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