Patent ID: 9173551
Filing Date: 2015-11-03
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. A motorized system for improving manipulation of an endoscope, comprising: a mechanical device that holds and drives the endoscope; a motion control system having processing circuitry configured to control the mechanical device; and a human/machine interface that allows a user to control the mechanical device through the motion control system; wherein the mechanical device comprises: a base; a linear platform that causes linear movement of the endoscope, the linear platform being mounted on the base and being linearly movable relative to the base; a rotation mechanism that causes rotation of the endoscope and of a support that includes two parallel support rods, the rotation mechanism being mounted on the linear platform and being movable with the linear platform; and a tip-flexion mechanism including a motor that provides motive power that causes bending of the tip of the endoscope, the tip-flexion mechanism being mounted on the support and being movable with the linear platform, wherein the rotation mechanism further rotates the tip-flexion mechanism together with rotation of the endoscope, and wherein the two parallel support rods pass through a frame that holds the tip-flexion mechanism, and the frame that holds the tip-flexion mechanism is adjustable along a length of the two parallel support rods.