Patent ID: 8529437

Claim:
A surgical tool adapted to transverse through a curved passageway, comprising: a semi-rigid elongated member; a plurality of segmented body sections disposed along the length of the semi-rigid elongated member; a first control wire flexibly engaged along a first outer surface portion of the plurality of body sections, the plurality of body sections fixedly disposed along a length of the first control wire, a second control wire flexibly engaged along a second outer surface portion of the plurality of body sections, the plurality of body sections fixedly disposed along a length of the second control wire, wherein the first and second control wires are adapted to steer a distal end of the surgical tool and allow the plurality of body sections to move from a first fixed position to a second movable position; an actuator for steering the distal end of the surgical tool and enabling the first and second control wires to move the plurality of body sections from the first fixed position to the second movable position; wherein when the plurality of body sections are in the second moveable position the surgical tool is adapted to move through a curved lumen; and wherein when the plurality of body sections are in the first fixed position, the surgical tool is adapted to perform a surgical procedure.