WO2024175992 - ENDOSCOPE WITH A FLEXURAL DISTAL TIP
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Publication Number
WO/2024/175992
Publication Date
29.08.2024
International Application No.
PCT/IB2024/000034
International Filing Date
16.01.2024
Title **
[English]
ENDOSCOPE WITH A FLEXURAL DISTAL TIP
[French]
ENDOSCOPE DOTÉ D'UNE POINTE DISTALE DE FLEXION
Applicants **
SUZHOU ACUVU MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY CO. LTD
Inventors
SHU, Jianwei
YU, Zengpin
CHEN, RenHuan
GUO, Yong
LI, Bin
Priority Data
63/447,290
21.02.2023
US
63/524,101
29.06.2023
US
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Abstract[English]
An endoscope has a narrow, metal cannula for insertion into the body of a patient. The distal tip of the endoscope has substantially the same outer diameter as the rest of the cannula when no tool is being passed through its working channel. When a tool is passed through the cannula the distal tip expands to a larger diameter to accommodate the tools outer diameter. The endoscope distal tip includes one or more compliant flexure mechanisms formed by cuts in the metal that facilitate its expansion when a tool is inserted and retraction due to the resiliency of the metal when a tool is withdrawn. The endoscope has an imaging sensor with a direction of view the is substantially unchanged when a tool is inserted.[French]
Un endoscope comporte une canule métallique étroite destinée à être insérée dans le corps d'un patient. La pointe distale de l'endoscope présente sensiblement le même diamètre externe que le reste de la canule lorsqu'aucun outil n'est passé à travers son canal de travail. Lorsqu'un outil est passé à travers la canule, la pointe distale s'étend jusqu'à un diamètre plus grand pour recevoir le diamètre externe d'outil. La pointe distale d'endoscope comprend un ou plusieurs mécanismes de flexion conformes formés par des découpes dans le métal qui facilitent son expansion lorsqu'un outil est inséré et sa rétraction due à la résilience du métal lorsqu'un outil est retiré. L'endoscope comporte un capteur d'imagerie dont la direction de vision est sensiblement inchangée lorsqu'un outil est inséré.