Entry port for endoscopes and laparoscopes

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A61B 5/107 (2006.01) A61B 19/00 (2006.01) G09B 23/28 (2006.01) A61B 17/00 (2006.01)

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CA 2483763

The invention is a device used to determine the depth of insertion and/or the angle of rotation of an elongated body passing through it. The device of the invention comprises at least one sensing element suitable to gauge the movement of the elongated body. In different embodiments of the invention the sensing element is selected from an optical sensor, a Hall effect sensor, or is a sensing element activated by mechanical friction. The device of the invention is especially suited use with endoscopic devices. In the case where the elongated body is a gastroscope, the device of the invention can be a modified bite block.

L'invention est un dispositif utilisé pour déterminer la profondeur d'insertion et/ou l'angle de rotation d'un corps oblong le traversant. Le dispositif de l'invention comprend au moins un élément de détection apte à jauger le mouvement du corps oblong. Dans différents modes de réalisation de l'invention, l'élément de détection est choisi entre un détecteur optique, un détecteur à effet de Hall, ou un élément de détection activé par frottement mécanique. Le dispositif de l'invention convient particulièrement à une utilisation avec des dispositifs endoscopiques. Dans le cas où le corps oblong est un gastroscope, le dispositif de l'invention peut être une pièce de morsure modifiée.

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