Title:
VARIABLE CONFIGURATION BENDING NECK FOR AN ARTICULATING ULTRASOUND PROBE
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2016/139589
Kind Code:
A3
Abstract:
A bending neck for an articulating ultrasound probe has a variable configuration whereby different sections of the bending neck can be bent into different curvatures. In one implementation a rigid member is extended into the bending neck, setting the deflection point for a section of the bending neck at the end of the rigid member. In another implementation the links of the bending neck have different lengths, causing different sections to have different radii of maximum curvature. In another implementation the bending neck is encased in a sheath which exhibits regions of different durometer, thickness, or spacing of points of attachment to the bending neck.
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Inventors:
JINKS KATHRYN (NL)
CUSCUNA DINO FRANCESCO (NL)
CUSCUNA DINO FRANCESCO (NL)
Application Number:
PCT/IB2016/051166
Publication Date:
October 27, 2016
Filing Date:
March 02, 2016
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Assignee:
KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS NV (NL)
International Classes:
A61M25/01; A61B1/00; A61B1/005; A61B1/008; A61B17/00
Foreign References:
| US20120190988A1 | 2012-07-26 | |||
| US20100168519A1 | 2010-07-01 | |||
| US20120116163A1 | 2012-05-10 |
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
STEFFEN, Thomas et al. (Building 5, 5656 AE Eindhoven, NL)
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