Nested cannula starter alignment
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1. A medical system, comprising:
- a tube configured to pass internally into a body;
at least one index disposed on the tube and configured to be visible internally within the tube;
a nested cannula having a plurality of nested cannula components, said nested cannula including an outermost nested cannula component affixed within the tube with a geometric relationship with the tube as indicated by the at least one index; and
an imaging device configured to image an anatomic reference relative to the at least one index such that alignment of the outermost nested cannula component is provided by aligning the at least one index with the anatomic reference.
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Abstract
A medical system includes a tube (102) configured to pass internally into a body and an index (108) disposed on the tube and configured to be visible internally within the tube. An outermost nested cannula (110) component is affixed within the tube with a geometric relationship with the tube as indicated by the index. An imaging device (106) is configured to image an anatomic reference relative to the index such that alignment of the outermost nested cannula component is provided by aligning the at least one index with the anatomic reference.
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15 Claims
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1. A medical system, comprising:
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a tube configured to pass internally into a body; at least one index disposed on the tube and configured to be visible internally within the tube; a nested cannula having a plurality of nested cannula components, said nested cannula including an outermost nested cannula component affixed within the tube with a geometric relationship with the tube as indicated by the at least one index; and an imaging device configured to image an anatomic reference relative to the at least one index such that alignment of the outermost nested cannula component is provided by aligning the at least one index with the anatomic reference. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A medical system, comprising:
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an initial alignment system including; a tube configured to pass internally into a body; at least one index disposed on the tube and configured to be visible internally within the tube; a nested cannula having a plurality of nested cannula components, said nested cannula including an outermost nested cannula component affixed within the tube with a geometric relationship with the tube as indicated by the at least one index; and an imaging device configured to image an anatomic reference relative to the at least one index; and a display device configured to display the at least one index together with the anatomic reference to permit alignment of the outermost nested cannula component to control an initial deployment position of a nested cannula. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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