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Method and system for providing visual guidance to an operator for steering a tip of an endoscopic device toward one or more landmarks in a patient

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  • US 8,801,601 B2
  • Filed: 11/16/2012
  • Issued: 08/12/2014
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/26/2009
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for navigating a steerable instrument in a patient anatomy, the method comprising:

  • receiving a first landmark establishment request;

    responsive to receiving the request, recording information about a reference portion of the steerable instrument located at a first anatomic landmark in the patient anatomy;

    referencing the recorded information as first landmark information;

    registering the first landmark information to a model of the patient anatomy; and

    providing guidance for navigating the steerable instrument along a path through a plurality of anatomic landmarks, including the first anatomic landmark, to a target location within the patient anatomy.

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