Patents by Inventor Deok Gyoon CHUNG

Deok Gyoon CHUNG 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).

  • Publication number: 20240008715
    Abstract: A buckling prevention device for an endoscope overtube according to an embodiment is a buckling prevention device for an endoscope overtube, which includes a plurality of supports capable of supporting an endoscope overtube and a base for supporting the plurality of supports. The plurality of supports includes: an endoscope support which is slidably connected to the base and can support an endoscope body; an overtube support which is fixed to a side of the base and supports an overtube connected to the endoscope body; and at least one additional support for supporting the overtube, the additional support being installed between the endoscope support and the overtube support and slidably with respect to the base, wherein according to a sliding operation of the endoscope support, spacings between every pair of supports, which are most adjacent to each other, among the plurality of supports may have the same amount of change.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 26, 2020
    Publication date: January 11, 2024
    Applicants: KOREA ADVANCED INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, EASYENDO SURGICAL, INC.
    Inventors: Dong Soo KWON, Deok Gyoon CHUNG, Byung Sik CHEON
  • Publication number: 20220061868
    Abstract: An autonomous endoscopic system capable of controlling movement of an endoscope inserted into a protective sheath installed in the body of a patient includes: an endoscope operating device capable of operating a relative position of the endoscope with respect to the protective sheath, a rolling angle of the endoscope, and a bending angle of a bending portion which is located at the end of the endoscope and is bendable; and a control unit for controlling the endoscope operating device, wherein the control unit controls the endoscope operating device on the basis of a driving record of the endoscope.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2021
    Publication date: March 3, 2022
    Inventors: Byung Sik CHEON, Dong Soo KWON, Deok Gyoon CHUNG
  • Patent number: 11172950
    Abstract: According to an embodiment, an autonomous endoscopic system capable of controlling movement of an endoscope inserted into a protective sheath installed in the body of a patient may comprise: an endoscope operating device capable of operating a relative position of the endoscope with respect to the protective sheath, a rolling angle of the endoscope, and a bending angle of a bending portion which is located at the end of the endoscope and is bendable; and a control unit for controlling the endoscope operating device, wherein the control unit controls the endoscope operating device on the basis of a driving record of the endoscope.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 16, 2021
    Assignees: EASYENDO SURGICAL, INC., KOREA ADVANCED INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Byung Sik Cheon, Dong Soo Kwon, Deok Gyoon Chung
  • Patent number: 11083476
    Abstract: A urolithiasis removing device according to one embodiment can comprise: an insertion tube; a guide which is inserted into the insertion tube and which is relatively movable with respect to the insertion tube; a wire which is inserted into the guide and which is relatively movable with respect to the guide; a basket positioned in front of the wire and capable of holding urolithiasis; and a control unit for determining the size of the urolithiasis on the basis of the relative movement of the guide with respect to the insertion tube or the relative movement of the wire with respect to the guide.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2021
    Assignees: EASYENDO SURGICAL, INC., KOREA ADVANCED INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Byung Sik Cheon, Dong Soo Kwon, Deok Gyoon Chung
  • Publication number: 20210015353
    Abstract: According to an embodiment, an autonomous endoscopic system capable of controlling movement of an endoscope inserted into a protective sheath installed in the body of a patient may comprise: an endoscope operating device capable of operating a relative position of the endoscope with respect to the protective sheath, a rolling angle of the endoscope, and a bending angle of a bending portion which is located at the end of the endoscope and is bendable; and a control unit for controlling the endoscope operating device, wherein the control unit controls the endoscope operating device on the basis of a driving record of the endoscope.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2020
    Publication date: January 21, 2021
    Applicants: EASYENDO SURGICAL, INC., KOREA ADVANCED INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Byung Sik CHEON, Dong Soo KWON, Deok Gyoon CHUNG
  • Publication number: 20210007758
    Abstract: A urolithiasis removing device according to one embodiment can comprise: an insertion tube; a guide which is inserted into the insertion tube and which is relatively movable with respect to the insertion tube; a wire which is inserted into the guide and which is relatively movable with respect to the guide; a basket positioned in front of the wire and capable of holding urolithiasis; and a control unit for determining the size of the urolithiasis on the basis of the relative movement of the guide with respect to the insertion tube or the relative movement of the wire with respect to the guide.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2020
    Publication date: January 14, 2021
    Applicants: EASYENDO SURGICAL, INC., KOREA ADVANCED INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Byung Sik CHEON, Dong Soo KWON, Deok Gyoon CHUNG