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FIBER OPTIC INSTRUMENT SENSING SYSTEM

  • US 20110319815A1
  • Filed: 06/24/2010
  • Published: 12/29/2011
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/24/2010
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A robotic medical system for controlling a shapeable instrument within an anatomical region, where the shapeable instrument includes at least a working section and one or more positioning elements that move the shapeable instrument, the medical system comprising:

  • a controller including a master input device, where the controller generates a position control signal in response to the master input device to position the working section at a desired position;

    one or more actuators operatively coupleable to the one or more positioning elements, where the actuators manipulate the positioning elements based on the position control signal to drive at least a first portion of the shapeable instrument to position the working section toward the desired position;

    a localization system configured to obtain a plurality of localized shape data from the first portion of the shapeable instrument; and

    where the controller generates a signal based upon a differential between the localized shape data and a desired configuration of the first portion of the shapeable instrument.

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