Variable shaft flexibility in endoscope

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A61B 1/005 (2006.01) A61B 1/04 (2006.01)

Patent

CA 2593957

A flexible endoscope providing increased control to an operator or user, the flexible endoscope utilizing an ionic polymeric material positioned in the shaft of the endoscope, such that, upon application of an electrical current to the ionic polymeric material, the material contracts and becomes relatively rigid. The flexible endoscope may further include mechanical controls for control of the flexible shaft allowing the user to simultaneously actuate both the polymeric material and mechanically deflect the shaft.

Un endoscope souple fournissant une commande améliorée à un opérateur ou à un utilisateur, l'endoscope souple utilisant un matériau polymère ionique positionné dans la tige endoscopique, de façon qu'à l'application d'un courant électrique au matériau polymère ionique, le matériau se contracte et devient relativement rigide. L'endoscope souple peut aussi inclure des commandes mécaniques permettant la commande de la tige souple permettant à l'utilisateur d'activer simultanément le matériau polymère et de fléchir mécaniquement la tige.

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