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US9282993B1

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 one embodiment, growth occurs by sequentially assembling …

University
Southern Methodist University
Assignee
Southern Methodist University
Inventor
Adam Cohen
Priority date
March 15, 2013
Filing date
March 14, 2014
Grant date
March 15, 2016
Publication date
March 15, 2016
Language
en
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