DEFLECTABLE INSTRUMENT SHAFTS

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United States of America Patent

APP PUB NO 20110251599A1
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12846804

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Deflectable instrument shafts are formed of alternating segments, each of which has a first end or face contacting an adjacent segment along a first plane, and a second end or face contacting an adjacent segment along a second plane that is transverse to the first plane. In some embodiments, the alternating segments are first and second segments having differently shaped contacting ends/faces. In other embodiment the alternating segments are identical to one another but are positioned such that segments having their first contacting end/face facing distally are alternated with segments having their second contacting ends/faces facing distally.

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TRANSENTERIX SURGICAL INC635 DAVIS DRIVE SUITE 300 MORRISVILLE NC 27560

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Bender, Nicholas J Raleigh, US 22 1769
Page, Brett M Chapel Hill, US 11 87
Shellenberger, Carson Raleigh, US 11 1160

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