Microwave ablation catheter, handle, and system
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1. A support system comprising:
- a rail having upper and lower ends defining a longitudinal axis therebetween;
a lower support configured to receive a portion of a bronchoscope and to selectively fix the bronchoscope relative to the rail; and
an instrument support slidably disposed on the rail and selectively lockable to the rail, the instrument support configured to releasably couple to a surgical instrument inserted through the bronchoscope to fix the position of a portion of the surgical instrument relative to the bronchoscope, the instrument support including a clamp arm collar and a locking arm, the clamp arm collar slidably disposed over the rail, the clamp arm collar having an outer camming surface, the locking arm pivotable about the longitudinal axis to transition the locking arm between an unlocked position and a locked position, the locking arm having a locking cam configured to slide across the camming surface to engage an inner surface of the clamp arm collar with the rail to longitudinally fix the position of the instrument support relative to the rail as the locking arm is pivoted towards the locked position.
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Abstract
A support system including a rail, a lower support, and an instrument support. The lower support is configured to receive a portion of a bronchoscope and to selectively fix the bronchoscope relative to the rail. The instrument support is slidably disposed on the rail and is selectively lockable to the rail. The instrument support is configured to releasably couple to a surgical instrument inserted through the bronchoscope to fix the position of a portion of the surgical instrument relative to the bronchoscope.
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1. A support system comprising:
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a rail having upper and lower ends defining a longitudinal axis therebetween; a lower support configured to receive a portion of a bronchoscope and to selectively fix the bronchoscope relative to the rail; and an instrument support slidably disposed on the rail and selectively lockable to the rail, the instrument support configured to releasably couple to a surgical instrument inserted through the bronchoscope to fix the position of a portion of the surgical instrument relative to the bronchoscope, the instrument support including a clamp arm collar and a locking arm, the clamp arm collar slidably disposed over the rail, the clamp arm collar having an outer camming surface, the locking arm pivotable about the longitudinal axis to transition the locking arm between an unlocked position and a locked position, the locking arm having a locking cam configured to slide across the camming surface to engage an inner surface of the clamp arm collar with the rail to longitudinally fix the position of the instrument support relative to the rail as the locking arm is pivoted towards the locked position. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A surgical system comprising:
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a bronchoscope; an extended working channel extending through the bronchoscope; an elongated surgical instrument inserted through the extended working channel; and a support system for supporting the elongated surgical instrument relative to the bronchoscope, the support system including; a rail having upper and lower ends defining a longitudinal axis therebetween; a lower support fixed to the lower end of the rail and to the bronchoscope to fix the rail to the bronchoscope; and an instrument support slidably disposed on the rail and selectively lockable to the rail, the instrument support releasably coupled to a first portion of the elongated surgical instrument to fix the position of the first portion of the elongated surgical instrument relative to the bronchoscope, the instrument support including a clamp arm collar and a locking arm, the clamp arm collar slidably disposed over the rail, the clamp arm collar having an outer camming surface, the locking arm pivotable about the longitudinal axis to transition the locking arm between an unlocked position and a locked position, the locking arm having a locking cam configured to slide across the camming surface to engage an inner surface of the clamp arm collar with the rail to longitudinally fix the position of the instrument support relative to the rail as the locking arm is pivoted towards the locked position. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14)
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