Patent ID: 9717399
Date: 2017-08-01
CPC Classifications: A61B,A61M

Claim:
1. An endoscope with multifunctional extending arms, comprising: a central shaft with a distal end and a proximal end, and configured to be inserted through a cannula and into a body cavity; a plurality of extendible arms configured at the distal end of the central shaft, wherein the plurality of extendible arms extends away from the central shaft at a predetermined spatial relationship when the distal end has protruded through the cannula and into the body cavity; wherein the plurality of extendible arms are configured with at least one sensor element; a plurality of support arms extending away from the central shaft and proximal to the plurality of extendible arms, wherein the plurality of support arms are disposed against an interior surface of the body cavity wall; and a stabilization plate positioned around a circumference of the cannula and disposed against an exterior surface of the body cavity wall, wherein the stabilization plate includes illustrations of each extendible arm which correspond to a location of each extendible arm within the body cavity, and wherein the stabilization plate is in corresponding positional communication with the plurality of support arms such that rotational movement of the stabilization plate about the central shaft causes corresponding rotational movement of the plurality of support arms about the central shaft.