ENDOSCOPIC INSTRUMENT HAVING A DEFLECTABLE DISTAL TOOL
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1. A medical device, comprising:
- a flexible elongate member including a longitudinal axis; and
a tool connected to the elongate member at a pivot axis, wherein the tool is configured to conduct electricity and deliver a fluid, and wherein the tool is configured to pivot towards either side of the longitudinal axis relative to the elongate member at the pivot axis.
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Abstract
Embodiments of the disclosure may include a medical device comprising a flexible elongate member including a longitudinal axis and a tool connected to the elongate member at a pivot axis, wherein the tool may be configured to conduct electricity and deliver a fluid, and wherein the tool may be configured to pivot towards either side of the longitudinal axis relative to the elongate member at the pivot axis.
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1. A medical device, comprising:
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a flexible elongate member including a longitudinal axis; and a tool connected to the elongate member at a pivot axis, wherein the tool is configured to conduct electricity and deliver a fluid, and wherein the tool is configured to pivot towards either side of the longitudinal axis relative to the elongate member at the pivot axis. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A medical device, comprising:
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a flexible elongate member including a longitudinal axis; a tool configured to conduct electricity and deliver a fluid; and a pivoting member coupling the tool to the elongate member, wherein the tool is configured to pivot towards either side of the longitudinal axis relative to the elongate member by actuation of the pivoting member, wherein the pivoting member includes a lumen extending to the tool. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A medical device, comprising:
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a flexible elongate member; a tool configured to conduct electricity and deliver a fluid; a pivoting member, wherein the tool is operably coupled to the pivoting member; a first control member operably coupled to the pivoting member at a first side of the pivoting member; and a second control member operably coupled to the pivoting member at a second side of the pivoting member opposite the first side, wherein the tool is configured to pivot towards either side of the elongate member by actuation of the first and second control members. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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