DYNAMIC RIGIDIZATION METHODS AND APPARATUSES

Described herein are rigidizable apparatuses (e.g., devices, systems, etc.) that may be controlled, e.g., such as by the application of positive and/or negative pressure, to transition between rigid and flexible configurations. These apparatuses may be configured to transition between a highly flexi...

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Hauptverfasser:	TYTUS, Jori J, TILSON, Alexander Q, GOMES, Garrett J, SCHEEFF, Mark C, POHLHAMMER, Kai, LOPEZ, Francisco G
Format:	Patent
Sprache:	eng ; fre
Schlagworte:	DEVICES FOR INTRODUCING MEDIA INTO, OR ONTO, THE BODY DEVICES FOR PRODUCING OR ENDING SLEEP OR STUPOR DEVICES FOR TRANSDUCING BODY MEDIA OR FOR TAKING MEDIA FROMTHE BODY HUMAN NECESSITIES HYGIENE MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE
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Zusammenfassung:	Described herein are rigidizable apparatuses (e.g., devices, systems, etc.) that may be controlled, e.g., such as by the application of positive and/or negative pressure, to transition between rigid and flexible configurations. These apparatuses may be configured to transition between a highly flexible configuration in which the elongate device may be flexible or floppy and a highly rigid (or selectively rigid) configuration that is many times more rigid than the flexible configuration. L'invention concerne des appareils rigidifiables (par exemple, des dispositifs, des systèmes, etc.) qui peuvent être commandés, par exemple, par l'application d'une pression positive et/ou négative, pour effectuer une transition entre des configurations rigides et flexibles. Ces appareils peuvent être configurés pour effectuer une transition entre une configuration hautement flexible dans laquelle le dispositif allongé peut être flexible ou souple et une configuration hautement rigide (ou sélectivement rigide) qui est plusieurs fois plus rigide que la configuration flexible.