Title:
MEDICAL MANIPULATOR
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2021/181493
Kind Code:
A1
Abstract:
This medical manipulator comprises: a multi-lumen tube (11) having an elongated soft section (11a) and a bending section (11b) that is disposed at the leading end of the soft section (11a); a distal end section (15) disposed at the leading end of the bending section (11b); a manipulation unit disposed at the base end of the soft section (11a); a plurality of bendable wires (9) that transmit power from the manipulation unit to the bending section (11b); and a reinforcement coil (23) composed of a material harder than the soft section (11a) and the bending section (11b), and having one end fixed to the distal end section (15) and the other end fixed to the manipulation unit (5). The soft section (11a) and the bending section (11b) are each provided with a first lumen (19) which longitudinally passes through a position that includes a center axis of the multi-lumen tube (11), and into which the reinforcement coil (23) is inserted, and a plurality of second lumens (21) which longitudinally pass through further to the outside than the first lumen (19), and into which the plurality of bendable wires (9) are inserted.
Inventors:
FUJII YUTA (JP)
Application Number:
PCT/JP2020/010140
Publication Date:
September 16, 2021
Filing Date:
March 10, 2020
Export Citation:
Assignee:
OLYMPUS CORP (JP)
International Classes:
A61B34/30
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Attorney, Agent or Firm:
UEDA, Kunio et al. (JP)
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