Handle remote control for use with bronchoscopy navigation system
First Claim
1. A surgical system comprising:
- an extended working channel sized for insertion into a working channel of a bronchoscope;
a proximal handle secured about a proximal portion of the extended working channel and configured to selectively receive an instrument therethrough; and
a remote control handle configured to interact with a GUI on a display and having a distal portion releasably coupled directly to the proximal handle of the extended working channel.
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Abstract
A surgical system includes an extended working channel, a magnetic field generator, a sensor, a workstation, a computer readable recording medium, and a remote control handle. The extended working channel is sized for insertion into the working channel of a bronchoscope and to receive one or more instruments therethrough. The sensor is associated with a distal end of the extended working channel for detecting a magnetic field generated by the magnetic field generator. The workstation includes a display and is operably connected to the sensor. The computer readable recording medium is associated with the workstation for storing a software program that enables association of the sensed magnetic field with a location of the sensor and that generates one or more images including one or more fields for presentation on the display. The remote control handle enables manipulation of the one or more fields generated by the software.
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19 Claims
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1. A surgical system comprising:
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an extended working channel sized for insertion into a working channel of a bronchoscope; a proximal handle secured about a proximal portion of the extended working channel and configured to selectively receive an instrument therethrough; and a remote control handle configured to interact with a GUI on a display and having a distal portion releasably coupled directly to the proximal handle of the extended working channel. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A surgical system comprising:
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an extended working channel sized for insertion into a working channel of a bronchoscope, the extended working channel configured to allow one or more instruments to selectively pass through the extended working channel from a proximal end thereof to a distal end thereof; and a remote control handle directly releasably coupled to a proximal portion of the extended working channel, the remote control handle configured to interact with a GUI on a display, the remote control handle having a hand selection switch enabling left or right handed operation of the remote control handle. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19)
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