Patent ID: 11957311
Assignee: ENDOCHOICE, INC.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A  G | IPC A  G

Claim 0:
1. A medical device system, comprising:
an articulation actuator;
a shaft coupled to the articulation actuator; and
a braking system, comprising:
a braking lid,
a braking disc configured to move between an extended position, wherein the braking disc is engaged with the braking lid, and a retracted position, wherein the braking disc is disengaged from the braking lid,
a braking actuator, wherein the braking actuator is configured to transition the braking disc between the retracted position and the extended position, and
a braking bushing, wherein the braking bushing comprises indentations configured to receive protrusions of the braking lid;

wherein the braking bushing is rotatable relative to the braking lid between a first configuration, wherein the indentations and the protrusions are out of alignment, thereby causing said braking bushing to compress a biasing member, and a second configuration, wherein the indentations receive the protrusions, thereby allowing the biasing member to decompress.