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METHODS AND DEVICES FOR CONTROLLING A SHAPEABLE MEDICAL DEVICE

  • US 20110319714A1
  • Filed: 06/24/2010
  • Published: 12/29/2011
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/24/2010
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method of controlling advancement of a shapeable medical device within an anatomic path, the method comprising:

  • identifying a reference shape of one or more portions of the shapeable medical device;

    advancing the shapeable medical device along the anatomic path;

    obtaining a plurality of localization data to determine a real shape of at least the one or more portions of the shapeable instrument when advanced along the anatomic path; and

    monitoring advancement of the shapeable medical device by determining a differential between the real shape and the reference shape of the one or more portions.

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