ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 29 -- United States Patent no. 12,207,834, issued on Jan. 28, was assigned to BOARD OF REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SYSTEM (Austin, Texas).
"Surgical apparatus" was invented by Daniel H. Kim (Houston), Dong Suk Shin (Houston), Taeho Jang (Houston) and Yong Man Park (Houston).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The disclosure provides a surgical apparatus comprising: a steerable member that is bendable and comprises a plurality of bending segments with channels therein; and a plurality of bending actuation wires that are arranged to pass through the steerable member and cause the steerable member to bend, the steerable member comprising at least one outwardly opening lume...