ROBOTIC MEDICAL INSTRUMENT SYSTEM
First Claim
1. A medical system, comprising:
- a medical instrument having an elongated member having a distal tip, an active work element located at the distal tip, and an intermediate work element located on the elongated member proximal to the distal tip;
an electromechanical driver coupled to the medical instrument; and
an electrical controller configured for directing the electromechanical driver to bend the elongated member back upon itself to place the active work element in a working relationship with the intermediate work element, and to respectively control the active work element and intermediate work element, in unison, to perform a medical procedure.
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Abstract
A medical system and method of performing a medical procedure on a patient are provided. An electrical controller directs an electromechanical driver to bend an elongated member back upon itself to place a active work element in a working relationship with an intermediate work element, and to respectively control the active work element and intermediate work element, in unison, to perform a medical procedure. The electrical controller may be remote from the electromechanical driver, and may be coupled to the electromechanical driver via external cabling. The electrical controller may have a user interface for receiving commands from a user. In this case, the movements made at the user interface correspond to movements of the medical instrument.
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23 Claims
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1. A medical system, comprising:
- a medical instrument having an elongated member having a distal tip, an active work element located at the distal tip, and an intermediate work element located on the elongated member proximal to the distal tip;
an electromechanical driver coupled to the medical instrument; and
an electrical controller configured for directing the electromechanical driver to bend the elongated member back upon itself to place the active work element in a working relationship with the intermediate work element, and to respectively control the active work element and intermediate work element, in unison, to perform a medical procedure. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
- a medical instrument having an elongated member having a distal tip, an active work element located at the distal tip, and an intermediate work element located on the elongated member proximal to the distal tip;
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14. A method of performing a medical procedure on a patient, the comprising:
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conveying control signals from an electrical controller to a drive unit; and
operating the drive unit in accordance with the control signals to advance a first medical instrument within the patient, to bend the medical instrument back upon itself to place an active work element located on the medical instrument adjacent an intermediate work element located on the medical instrument, and respectively controlling the active work element and intermediate work element, in unison, to perform a medical procedure. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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