Patent ID: 11883003
Assignee: GYRUS ACMI, INC. D/B/A OLYMPUS SURGICAL TECHNOLOGIES AMERICA
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 10:
11. A system comprising:
an elongate imaging instrument including a head comprising an imaging sensor and an insertion device;
a sheath defining therein a lumen, the sheath insertable into a patient's body through the insertion device and extendable out of the insertion device at the head;
an elongated medical instrument configured to be delivered through the lumen in the sheath;
an insertion control system configured to convey the sheath to a desired location within a body;
an instrument control system configured to direct operation of the elongated medial instrument when the elongated medical instrument reaches a desired position;
a sheath tip integrally formed with the sheath to form a distal end of the sheath with a common outer diameter, the sheath tip having a cylindrical body extending between a base end coupled to a reminder of the sheath and a contact end configured to contact a tissue surface upon extension out of the head, wherein the cylindrical body includes a crumple zone a proximal distance away from the contact end, the crumple zone is configured to be deformable upon the contact end contacting the tissue surface; and
a stiffening insert positioned within the sheath in a location proximal of a deformable portion of the sheath tip.