Apparatus for the automatic performance of diagnostic and/or therapeutic actions in body cavites
First Claim
1. An apparatus for automatically performing diagnostic or therapeutic actions in body cavities (6), comprisinga base control unit (1);
- and a tubular actuator (3, 3′
) coupled to said base control unit, said tubular actuator having a distal end (35, 35′
) that is insertable into a corresponding body cavity (6), and which, in a vicinity of the distal end (35, 35′
) is provided with at least one of a diagnostically active detection equipment and a therapeutically active treatment equipment (36, 36′
), and which, at least in a vicinity of the distal end (35, 35′
), is provided with an internal actuation mechanism (43) triggered by the base control unit (1) via the actuator (3, 3′
) for at least one of advance control and twist and turn control of the actuator (3, 3′
), wherein the internal actuation mechanism is selected from the group consisting of electromechanically operated advance elements, pneumatic actuation elements, hydraulic actuation elements and piezoelectric stick-and-slip actuation elements, wherein the actuator (3′
) has an expandable medial section (50) for it to be anchored in a body cavity (6).
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Abstract
An apparatus for the automatic performance of diagnostic and/or therapeutic actions in body cavities is provided with a base control unit, which is to be arranged extracorporally, and with a catheter-type actuator, which is coupled therewith and which is insertable in the corresponding body cavity and which, in the vicinity of its distal end, is provided with a diagnostically active detection equipment and/or a therapeutically active treatment equipment, and which, at least in the vicinity of its distal end, is provided with an actuation mechanism, which is triggered by the base control unit, for advance and/or twist and turn control of the actuator.
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27 Claims
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1. An apparatus for automatically performing diagnostic or therapeutic actions in body cavities (6), comprising
a base control unit (1); - and
a tubular actuator (3, 3′
) coupled to said base control unit, said tubular actuator having a distal end (35, 35′
) that is insertable into a corresponding body cavity (6), andwhich, in a vicinity of the distal end (35, 35′
) is provided with at least one of a diagnostically active detection equipment and a therapeutically active treatment equipment (36, 36′
), andwhich, at least in a vicinity of the distal end (35, 35′
), is provided with an internal actuation mechanism (43) triggered by the base control unit (1) via the actuator (3, 3′
) for at least one of advance control and twist and turn control of the actuator (3, 3′
), wherein the internal actuation mechanism is selected from the group consisting of electromechanically operated advance elements, pneumatic actuation elements, hydraulic actuation elements and piezoelectric stick-and-slip actuation elements,wherein the actuator (3′
) has an expandable medial section (50) for it to be anchored in a body cavity (6).- View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. An apparatus for automatically performing diagnostic or therapeutic actions in body cavities (6), comprising
a base control unit (1); - and
a tubular actuator (3, 3′
) coupled to said base control unit, said tubular actuator having a distal end (35, 35′
) and being insertable into a corresponding body cavity (6), andwhich, in a vicinity of the distal end (35, 35′
) is provided with at least one of a diagnostically active detection equipment and a therapeutically active treatment equipment (36, 36′
), andwhich, at least in a vicinity of the distal end (35, 35′
), is provided with an internal actuation mechanism (43) triggered by the base control unit (1) via the actuator (3, 3′
) for at least one of advance control and twist and turn control of the actuator (3, 3′
),wherein the actuator (3′
) has an expandable medial section (50) for it to be anchored in a body cavity (6).- View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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