公开(公告)号：US20240324862A1

公开(公告)日：2024-10-03

申请号：US18732975

申请日：2024-06-04

Applicant: BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC. ,  WORCESTER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE

Inventor： CHRISTOPHER J. NYCZ ,  ELIZABETH M. ALBRECHT ,  MEGAN CHROBAK ,  KIANOOSH GHAZI ,  GREGORY SCOTT FISCHER ,  BRYAN ALLEN CLARK

IPC: A61B1/005 ,  A61B1/00

CPC classification number: A61B1/0052 ,  A61B1/00039

Abstract: An endoscopic system may include an endoscope including a handle and an elongate shaft extending distally therefrom. The handle may include a non-motorized and non-ratcheting actuation mechanism configured to articulate a distal tip portion of the elongate shaft. The distal tip portion may be articulatable in response to a manually applied force exerted upon the actuation mechanism. Removal of the manually applied force may lock the distal tip portion in its then-current configuration. The non-motorized and non-ratcheting actuation mechanism may include a clutch mechanism actuatable in response to an electrical signal generated in response to sensing a user-applied force to the actuating mechanism by a strain gauge.

公开(公告)号：US20220160207A1

公开(公告)日：2022-05-26

申请号：US17532240

申请日：2021-11-22

Applicant: BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC. ,  WORCESTER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE

Inventor： CHRISTOPHER J. NYCZ ,  ELIZABETH M. ALBRECHT ,  MEGAN CHROBAK ,  KIANOOSH GHAZI ,  GREGORY SCOTT FISCHER ,  BRYAN ALLEN CLARK

IPC: A61B1/005 ,  A61B1/00

Abstract: An endoscopic system may include an endoscope including a handle and an elongate shaft extending distally therefrom. The handle may include a non-motorized and non-ratcheting actuation mechanism configured to articulate a distal tip portion of the elongate shaft. The distal tip portion may be articulatable in response to a manually applied force exerted upon the actuation mechanism. Removal of the manually applied force may lock the distal tip portion in its then-current configuration. The non-motorized and non-ratcheting actuation mechanism may include a clutch mechanism actuatable in response to an electrical signal generated in response to sensing a user-applied force to the actuating mechanism by a strain gauge.