Patents by Inventor Chao-Che Wu

Chao-Che Wu has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Minimally invasive surgical instruments with terminal steerable mechanism
    Patent number: 11020194
    Abstract: The present invention provides a minimally invasive surgical instrument with a terminal steerable mechanism, comprising an intervention device, a control device and one or more wires. The strip-shaped intervention device sequentially includes a main section, a flexible section and an operation section from the top to the end. The control device includes a sphere with a preset rotational degree of freedom, and an operating lever connected to the sphere. Said one or more wires are extended along the main section of the intervention device. Here, the second ends of said at least one or more wires are connected to the flexible section or the operation section of the intervention device, and the first ends thereof are connected to at least a part of the control device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2021
    Assignee: NATIONAL CHIAO TUNG UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Bing-Shiang Yang, Chao-Che Wu
  • MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS WITH TERMINAL STEERABLE MECHANISM
    Publication number: 20190125469
    Abstract: The present invention provides a minimally invasive surgical instrument with a terminal steerable mechanism, comprising an intervention device, a control device and one or more wires. The strip-shaped intervention device sequentially includes a main section, a flexible section and an operation section from the top to the end. The control device includes a sphere with a preset rotational degree of freedom, and an operating lever connected to the sphere. Said one or more wires are extended along the main section of the intervention device. Here, the second ends of said at least one or more wires are connected to the flexible section or the operation section of the intervention device, and the first ends thereof are connected to at least a part of the control device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2018
    Publication date: May 2, 2019
    Applicant: NATIONAL CHIAO TUNG UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Bing-Shiang Yang, Chao-Che Wu