US 6,981,945 B1
Colonoscope handgrip with force and torque monitor
Armen Sarvazyan, Lambertville, N.J. (US); Louis Y. Korman, Rockville, Md. (US); and Sergey Tsyuryupa, Levittown, Pa. (US)
Assigned to Artann Laboratories, Inc., Lambertville, N.J. (US)
Filed on Nov. 12, 2004, as Appl. No. 10/986,662.
Int. Cl. A61B 1/00 (2006.01)
U.S. Cl. 600—131 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A handgrip for a colonoscope shaft comprising:
an internal sleeve adapted to be placed over and engaged with said colonoscope shaft,
an external sleeve slidingly positioned about the internal sleeve, and
an engaging means positioned between said internal and external sleeves, said engaging means further equipped with a sensor means to measure the force applied between said external and said internal sleeves.