BRACING OF BUNDLED MEDICAL DEVICES FOR SINGLE PORT ENTRY, ROBOTICALLY ASSISTED MEDICAL PROCEDURES
First Claim
1. A method for bracing a bundled unit of medical devices used to perform a medical procedure at a surgical site within a patient, comprising:
- manipulating a tool included in the bundled unit so as to secure an anchor held by the tool to an anatomical structure at the surgical site; and
coupling the bundled unit to the secured anchor so as to constrain at least one degree of freedom of movement of the bundled unit during performance of the medical procedure.
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Abstract
Medical devices robotically manipulated by a medical robotic system for performing a medical procedure on a patient are bundled together as a bundled unit and inserted into the patient through a single entry port. Bracing of the bundled unit at the surgical site so as to be constrained in one or more degrees of freedom of movement may be performed using an anchor secured to an anatomic structure at the surgical site and physically coupled to the bundled unit, or using a tool extending out of a distal end of the bundled unit that extends out to an anatomic structure at the surgical site.
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34 Claims
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1. A method for bracing a bundled unit of medical devices used to perform a medical procedure at a surgical site within a patient, comprising:
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manipulating a tool included in the bundled unit so as to secure an anchor held by the tool to an anatomical structure at the surgical site; and coupling the bundled unit to the secured anchor so as to constrain at least one degree of freedom of movement of the bundled unit during performance of the medical procedure. - 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)
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26. A method for bracing a bundled unit of medical devices used to perform a medical procedure at a surgical site within a patient, comprising:
manipulating a tool included in the bundled unit to extend out of a distal end of the bundled unit and brace the bundled unit against an anatomic structure at the surgical site so as to constrain at least one degree of freedom of movement of the bundled unit during performance of the medical procedure using medical devices included in the bundled unit. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34)
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