Abstract: An endoscopic probe has an elongate flexible member and a radially extending tip rotatably mounted on a remote end thereof. A wire extends through the elongate flexible member and into the tip. The wire rotates relative to the elongate flexible member to rotate the radially extending tip to any desired orientation about the axis of the elongate flexible member.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
October 13, 1995
Date of Patent:
April 29, 1997
Assignee:
G. I. Medical Technologies, Inc.
Inventors:
Robert A. Ganz, Jonathan Kagan, Brian D. Zelickson, Ricci D. Smelser