Distal scanning module, in particular to control the aiming and the movement of an optical apparatus of a medical device, such as a diagnostic or surgical instrument
Emidio Olivieri,Darwin Caldwell,Leonardo De Mattos
申请号:
US15037631
公开号:
US10045684B2
申请日:
2014.11.18
申请国别(地区):
US
年份:
2018
代理人:
摘要:
A module includes an oblong structure; an optical apparatus associated with the oblong structure for facing a segment arranged inside a body cavity of a patient. An actuating device is for controlling the position of the oblong structure so as to orient the optical apparatus in the body cavity. The oblong structure has a proximal portion and an end portion, which is deformable, so as to tend to remain in and elastically return to a bent condition, in which it is normally flexed. The actuating device includes a pusher member, which moves in a guided manner relative to the oblong structure and is suited to act upon the end portion, so as to angularly move it from the bent condition towards a substantially straight condition.