Tip propelled device for motion through a passage
CA 2618366 C · Owner: Shoham, Moshe · Inventors: Shoham, Moshe; Glozman, Daniel; Hassidov, Noam
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A self-propelled device for locomotion through a lumen comprising a set of , serially arranged inflatable chambers the end ones of which expand at least radially when inflated. Connecting passages provide fluid communication between each pair of adjacent chambers. A fluid source is attached to one of the end chambers. The connecting passages are such that the fluid inflates the chambers in a sequence, beginning with the chamber closest to the source and , ending with the chamber furthest from the source. The same sequence occurs when the chambers deflate, beginning with the chamber closest to the source and ending with the chamber furthest from the source. The fluid source can either …
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- Filed August 10, 2006 and granted May 27, 2014. A Canadian patent filed from October 1, 1989 lasts 20 years from filing, so its term ended August 10, 2026.
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