Kevin W. Smith,Derek Dee Deville,Korey Kline,Matthew A. Palmer
申请号：
US14837328
公开号：
US10123683B2
申请日:
2015.08.27
申请国别(地区):
US
年份:
2018
代理人:
摘要：
A torque-transmitting, variably-flexible device, comprising a hollow body having a proximal end, a distal end and a given length, a torque-transmitting element that extends substantially entirely over the given length of the hollow body, a steering element that steers the distal end of the hollow body, the steering element being comprised of steering tendons disposed within the hollow body, and stiffening tendons disposed within the hollow body to selectively maintain the hollow body in a relatively stiff condition, wherein the stiffening tendons are unassociated with the steering element of the device.
