METHODS AND APPARATUSES FOR TREATMENT OF HOLLOW ORGANS
First Claim
1. An apparatus for treating a lumen, comprising:
- at least one mapping tool, wherein said at least one mapping tool is adapted and constructed to provide at least a partial map of an internal surface of said lumen;
a display, adapted and constructed to permit the identification of at least one point of interest in said lumen, using said at least partial map;
at least one sensor, wherein sensed data retrieved from said at least one sensor is compared to said at least partial map for navigating at least one procedural instrument within said lumen; and
,a controller wherein said controller is adapted to automatically generate operational commands to the at least one procedural instrument to commence treatment when said sensed data compared with said at least partial map indicates that said at least one procedural instrument is at at least one point of interest.
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Abstract
An apparatus for treating a lumen, comprising: at least one mapping tool, wherein the at least one mapping tool is adapted and constructed to provide at least a partial map of an internal surface of the lumen; a display, adapted and constructed to permit the identification of at least one point of interest in the lumen, using the at least partial map; at least one sensor, wherein data retrieved from the at least one sensor is compared to the at least partial map for navigating at least one procedural instrument within the lumen; and, wherein treatment by the at least one procedural instrument occurs when sensed data compared with the at least partial map indicates the that least one procedural instrument is at at least one point of interest. In some exemplary embodiments of the invention, treatment is performed from a remote location in relation to the patient. Optionally, a propulsion apparatus navigates at least one procedural instrument in a lumen in response to commands from a controller.
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31 Claims
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1. An apparatus for treating a lumen, comprising:
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at least one mapping tool, wherein said at least one mapping tool is adapted and constructed to provide at least a partial map of an internal surface of said lumen; a display, adapted and constructed to permit the identification of at least one point of interest in said lumen, using said at least partial map; at least one sensor, wherein sensed data retrieved from said at least one sensor is compared to said at least partial map for navigating at least one procedural instrument within said lumen; and
,a controller wherein said controller is adapted to automatically generate operational commands to the at least one procedural instrument to commence treatment when said sensed data compared with said at least partial map indicates that said at least one procedural instrument is at at least one point of interest. - 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)
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24. A method for treating a lumen, comprising:
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mapping at least an internal surface of said lumen, wherein at least a partial map of said lumen internal surface is generated; identifying at least one point of interest in said lumen using said at least partial map; navigating at least one procedural instrument through said lumen using sensors to compare sensed data with said at least partial map; and
,automatically treating when sensed data compared with said at least partial map indicates said that least one procedural instrument is at at least one point of interest. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31)
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