Process for percutaneous operations
First Claim
1. A method for performing a percutaneous operation on a patient, comprising:
- advancing a first alignment sensor on a distal tip of an endoscope into a cavity through a patient lumen, the first alignment sensor providing the position and orientation of the alignment sensor in free space in real time, wherein advancing the first alignment sensor on the distal tip of the endoscope into the cavity comprises actuating a robotic arm of a surgical robotic system in response to an input at a control module of the surgical robotic system;
manipulating the first alignment sensor until the first alignment sensor is located in proximity to an object to be removed from the cavity;
making a percutaneous opening in the patient with a surgical tool comprising a second alignment sensor that provides the position and orientation of the surgical tool in free space in real time;
receiving, at a computer system for the robotic surgical system, data from the first and second alignment sensors;
providing, via a display device, a graphical interface displaying one or more graphical elements representing the orientation of the surgical tool relative to the distal tip based on the data from the first and second alignment sensors; and
directing the surgical tool including the second alignment sensor through the percutaneous opening and towards the object using the graphical elements.
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Abstract
A method is described for performing a percutaneous operation on a patient to remove an object from a cavity within the patient. The method includes advancing a first alignment sensor into the cavity through a patient lumen. The first alignment sensor provides its position and orientation in free space in real time. The alignment sensor is manipulated until it is located in proximity to the object. A percutaneous opening is made in the patient with a surgical tool, where the surgical tool includes a second alignment sensor that provides the position and orientation of the surgical tool in free space in real time. The surgical tool is directed towards the object using data provided by both the first and the second alignment sensors.
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1. A method for performing a percutaneous operation on a patient, comprising:
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advancing a first alignment sensor on a distal tip of an endoscope into a cavity through a patient lumen, the first alignment sensor providing the position and orientation of the alignment sensor in free space in real time, wherein advancing the first alignment sensor on the distal tip of the endoscope into the cavity comprises actuating a robotic arm of a surgical robotic system in response to an input at a control module of the surgical robotic system; manipulating the first alignment sensor until the first alignment sensor is located in proximity to an object to be removed from the cavity; making a percutaneous opening in the patient with a surgical tool comprising a second alignment sensor that provides the position and orientation of the surgical tool in free space in real time; receiving, at a computer system for the robotic surgical system, data from the first and second alignment sensors; providing, via a display device, a graphical interface displaying one or more graphical elements representing the orientation of the surgical tool relative to the distal tip based on the data from the first and second alignment sensors; and directing the surgical tool including the second alignment sensor through the percutaneous opening and towards the object using the graphical elements. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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