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US11006975B1

Steerable extendable devices

Southern Methodist University

Abstract

The present invention is a Distally Assembled Steerable Cannula (DASC), a robotically-manipulated device that can be deployed and extended within a patient's body by growing from its distal end, or can be used in non-medical applications. In some embodiments, growth occurs by sequentially …

University
Southern Methodist University
Assignee
Southern Methodist University
Inventor
Adam Cohen
Priority date
March 15, 2013
Filing date
March 10, 2016
Grant date
May 18, 2021
Publication date
May 18, 2021
Language
en
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