Title:
介入的手技のための微細加工外科用デバイス
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP2005507685
Kind Code:
A
Abstract:
An actuator for an interventional surgical procedure is described. The actuator may include an actuator body having a distal end and a proximal end. A central expandable section is located between the distal end and the proximal end. The expandable section is operable between an unactuated condition in which the expandable section is in a furled state and an actuated condition in which the expandable section is in an unfurled state. A needle is located at the expandable section. The needle is moveable in an approximately perpendicular direction relative to a central longitudinal axis of the actuator body from a position within the actuator body to a position outside of the actuator body.
Inventors:
Seaward Kirk Patrick
Pisano Albert Pee.
Pisano Albert Pee.
Application Number:
JP2003528213A
Publication Date:
March 24, 2005
Filing Date:
September 20, 2002
Export Citation:
Assignee:
THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA
International Classes:
A61M5/14; A61B17/34; A61M25/00; A61B17/00; (IPC1-7): A61M25/00; A61M5/14
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Meisei International Patent Office