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 |
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.
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