Minimally invasive medical system employing a magnetically controlled endo-robot
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1. A system for conducting a minimally invasive medical procedure in an interior of a body of a patient, comprising:
- an endo-robot having a linear magnet and being adapted for free mobility in an interior of a body of a patient; and
a housing comprising a magnet system, said housing and said magnet system forming a receptacle configured to receive at least an examination region of said patient therein, said magnet system generating a three-dimensional gradient magnetic field for remotely controlling movement and orientation of said endo-robot in said body, by interaction with said linear magnet.
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Abstract
A system for the implementation of minimally invasive diagnoses and interventions in the inside of the body of a patient has an endo-robot that has a linear magnet and carries measurement instruments and/or instruments for taking specimens and/or for treatment. The endo-robot is freely mobile within the body of a patient. A magnet system accepts the examination region of the patient and generates a 3D gradient field for remotely-controls movement and orientation of the endo-robot in the patient'"'"'s body by interaction with the linear magnet.
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1. A system for conducting a minimally invasive medical procedure in an interior of a body of a patient, comprising:
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an endo-robot having a linear magnet and being adapted for free mobility in an interior of a body of a patient; and a housing comprising a magnet system, said housing and said magnet system forming a receptacle configured to receive at least an examination region of said patient therein, said magnet system generating a three-dimensional gradient magnetic field for remotely controlling movement and orientation of said endo-robot in said body, by interaction with said linear magnet. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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