AUTOMATED VESSEL REPAIR SYSTEM, DEVICES AND METHODS
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1. A method of implanting a device in a vessel or duct of a patient, said method comprising the steps of:
- scanning the patient to provide a map of a target surgical location of a defect in the vessel or duct;
programming coordinates of the target surgical location relative to the map in a computer controller;
inserting the device through a small opening in the patient;
moving and guiding the device through the anatomy of the patient to the target location, wherein guiding is performed by registering the device mover with the map to provide precise navigation of the device through the anatomy and to the target surgical location; and
fixing the device to the target surgical location.
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Abstract
Systems, devices and automated methods for minimally invasive surgery. A device is fabricated of bio-compatible semiconductor elements, and can be assembled, delivered, navigated and implanted by automated methods, using Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) technology.
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25 Claims
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1. A method of implanting a device in a vessel or duct of a patient, said method comprising the steps of:
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scanning the patient to provide a map of a target surgical location of a defect in the vessel or duct; programming coordinates of the target surgical location relative to the map in a computer controller; inserting the device through a small opening in the patient; moving and guiding the device through the anatomy of the patient to the target location, wherein guiding is performed by registering the device mover with the map to provide precise navigation of the device through the anatomy and to the target surgical location; and fixing the device to the target surgical location. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A minimally invasive method of implanting a device in a patient, said method comprising the steps of:
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scanning the patient to provide a map of a target surgical location in the patient; programming coordinates of the target surgical location relative to the map in a computer controller; inserting the device through a small opening in the patient; moving and guiding the device through the anatomy of the patient to the target location, wherein guiding is performed by registering the device mover with the map to provide precise navigation of the device through the anatomy and to the target surgical location; and fixing the device to the target surgical location. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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21. A biocompatible semiconductor cell usable to assemble an implant device, said cell comprising:
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a communication element configured to receive radio frequency energy from a source external of said cell; polarity regions adjacent edges of the cell; and a communication link between said communication element and each of said polarity regions, wherein radio frequency energy received by said communication element is transmittable via said communication links to alter polarity of one or more of said polarity regions. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25)
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