Patent ID: 11931893
Assignee: THE JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC B  A | IPC A  B

Claim 4:
5. The grasper of claim 1, further comprising:
a continuum device/manipulator;
a plurality of wires electrically connected to the temperature adjustment element to form electrically controllable segments of the continuum device/manipulator; and
a controller configured to control a temperature of the temperature adjustment element at each electrically controllable segment by selectively energizing select wires of the plurality of wires;
wherein the LMP alloy is a first LMP alloy;
wherein the continuum device/manipulator comprises:
a first flexible tube;
a second flexible tube disposed within an inner opening of the first flexible tube; and
a second LMP alloy disposed between the first flexible tube and the second flexible tube.