Apparatus and method for controlling endoscopic instruments
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Feb 24, 2004
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Jul 25, 2002
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Dec 31, 2001
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Jan 19, 2001
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A control and indicator apparatus for a variable direction-of-operation endoscopic instrument comprises a handle, a coinciding pointer, and a linking system connecting the handle to the endoscopic instrument. The handle affords the user intuitive and integrated control of the available degrees of freedom and the pointer conveys to the user the direction and orientation of the endoscopic working vector by shadowing its movement.
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