Patent ID: 9095253
Filing Date: 2015-08-04
Classification: A61B,A61M

Abstract:
1. A surgical device comprising: a proximal flexible segment including a pair of proximal links connected by a proximal flexible hinge, each of the proximal links including a plurality of cable channels spaced apart by a first diameter; a distal flexible segment including a pair of distal links connected by a distal flexible hinge, each of the distal links including a plurality of cable channels spaced apart by a second diameter, wherein the second diameter is different from the first diameter; a first plurality of cables connecting between and terminating at the proximal and distal flexible segments with each cable of the first plurality of cables extending through one of the cable channels in at least one of the proximal links and through one of the cable channels in at least one of the distal links, such that movement of the proximal flexible segment causes a scaled movement of the connected distal flexible segment; and a second plurality of cables with each cable of the second plurality of cables extending through, without termination, at least one link of the pair of proximal links or the pair of distal links.