Catheter insertion system and method of fabrication
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1. A robotic instrument driver for elongate members, the robotic instrument driver comprising:
- a first pod positionable proximate a bed at a first location, the first pod comprising a first articulation mechanism configured to articulate one or more steering wires in a first elongate member to articulate the first elongate member, and further comprising a first active drive mechanism fixed relative to the first articulation mechanism and configured to insert or retract a second elongate member with respect to the first elongate member; and
a second pod positionable proximate the bed at a second location further moved from a patient access site than the first location, the second pod comprising a second articulation mechanism configured to articulate one or more steering wires in the second elongate member to articulate the second elongate member, and further comprising a second active drive mechanism fixed relative to the second articulation mechanism and configured to insert or retract a third elongate member with respect to the second elongate member,wherein the second pod with the second articulation mechanism and the second active drive mechanism is moveable independently from the first pod with the first articulation mechanism and the first active drive mechanism,wherein the first active drive mechanism is of a type that is different from the second active drive mechanism.
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Abstract
A robotic instrument driver for elongate members includes a first carriage positionable on a bed and beside a patient access site for manipulating a first elongate member, and a second carriage positionable proximate the bed, the second carriage configured to articulate the first elongate member, wherein the second carriage is movable independent from the first carriage.
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1. A robotic instrument driver for elongate members, the robotic instrument driver comprising:
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a first pod positionable proximate a bed at a first location, the first pod comprising a first articulation mechanism configured to articulate one or more steering wires in a first elongate member to articulate the first elongate member, and further comprising a first active drive mechanism fixed relative to the first articulation mechanism and configured to insert or retract a second elongate member with respect to the first elongate member; and a second pod positionable proximate the bed at a second location further moved from a patient access site than the first location, the second pod comprising a second articulation mechanism configured to articulate one or more steering wires in the second elongate member to articulate the second elongate member, and further comprising a second active drive mechanism fixed relative to the second articulation mechanism and configured to insert or retract a third elongate member with respect to the second elongate member, wherein the second pod with the second articulation mechanism and the second active drive mechanism is moveable independently from the first pod with the first articulation mechanism and the first active drive mechanism, wherein the first active drive mechanism is of a type that is different from the second active drive mechanism. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A catheter surgical system coupled to a bed, the bed being configured to support a patient during a surgery, the system comprising:
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a first pod configured to couple to the bed at a first location adjacent to where the patient is positioned during the surgery, wherein the first pod is configured to articulate one or more steering wires in a first elongate member to articulate the first elongate member and further configured to insert or retract a second elongate member with respect to the first elongate member; and a second pod configured to couple to the bed at a second location adjacent to where the patient is positioned during the surgery, the second location being further moved from a patient access site than the first location, wherein the second pod is configured to articulate one or more steering wires in the second elongate member to articulate the second elongate member and is further configured to insert or retract a third elongate member with respect to the second elongate member; wherein the second pod with a second articulation mechanism and a second active drive mechanism is moveable autonomously from the first pod, wherein a first active drive mechanism of the first pod is of a type that is different from the second active drive mechanism. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method of assembling a catheter insertion system, the method comprising:
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providing a first pod, positionable at a first location proximate a patient surgical support structure and proximate a patient on the patient surgical support structure, wherein the first pod is configured to articulate one or more steering wires in a first elongate member to articulate the first elongate member and further configured to insert or retract a second elongate member with respect to the first elongate member; and providing a second pod, positionable at a second location proximate the patient surgical support structure proximate the patient, the second location being further moved from a patient access site than the first location, wherein the second pod is configured to articulate one or more steering wires in the second elongate member to articulate the second elongate member and is further configured to insert or retract a third elongate member with respect to the second elongate member; wherein the second pod with a second articulation mechanism and a second active drive mechanism is moveable independently from the first pod, wherein a first active drive mechanism of the first pod is of a type that is different from the second active drive mechanism. - View Dependent Claims (18)
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