Apparatus and methods for automated sequential movement control for operation of a remote navigation system
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1. A method of defining automated movement sequences of a remotely controlled medical device actuated by a remote navigation system, the method comprising the steps of:
- (a) defining a reference length for a medical device inserted into an anatomical chamber where subsequent device length measurements are made and automated device length changes are applied with respect to the reference length, and (b) defining a movement sequence as a concatenation of automated movement building block primitives for subsequent automated execution by the remote navigation system.
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Abstract
A method of defining automated movement sequences of a remotely controlled medical device actuated by a remote navigation system includes the steps of: defining a reference length for a medical device inserted into an anatomical chamber where subsequent device length measurements are made and automated device length changes are applied with respect to the reference length, and defining a movement sequence as a concatenation of automated movement building block primitives for subsequent automated execution by the remote navigation system.
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1. A method of defining automated movement sequences of a remotely controlled medical device actuated by a remote navigation system, the method comprising the steps of:
- (a) defining a reference length for a medical device inserted into an anatomical chamber where subsequent device length measurements are made and automated device length changes are applied with respect to the reference length, and (b) defining a movement sequence as a concatenation of automated movement building block primitives for subsequent automated execution by the remote navigation system.
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19. An automated method of operating a remote navigation system comprising an orientation system for orienting the distal end of a medical device and a positioning system for advancing and retracting the medical device, the method comprising:
- operating the positioning system to automatically advance the medical device in response to a user command until the device makes contact with an anatomical surface, and discontinuing advancement of the device upon detecting device contact with an anatomical surface.
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- 62. A control for operating a remote navigation system comprising an orientation system for orienting the distal end of a medical device and a positioning system for advancing and retracting the medical device, the control acting in response to a user command to operate the positioning system to retract the medical device while the distal tip of the device remains at an orientation indicative of contact with an anatomical surface, and discontinuing retraction of the device upon detecting device contact with an anatomical surface.
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