Handle remote control for use with bronchoscopy navigation system
First Claim
1. A surgical system comprising:
- an extended working channel sized for insertion into a working channel of a bronchoscope and to receive one or more instruments therethrough, the extended working channel having a proximal handle;
a magnetic field generator;
a locatable guide extendable through the extended working channel having a sensor associated with a distal end of the extended working channel for sensing a magnetic field generated by the magnetic field generator;
a workstation including a display and operably connected to the sensor;
a non-transitory computer readable recording medium associated with the workstation, the computer readable recording medium storing a software program that enables association of the sensed magnetic field with a location of the sensor and that generates one or more images including one or more fields for presentation on the display; and
a remote control handle having a distal portion directly releasably coupled to the proximal handle of the extended working channel, the remote control handle in communication with the workstation enabling manipulation of the one or more fields generated by the software and presented on the display.
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Abstract
A surgical system includes an extended working channel, a magnetic field generator, a sensor, a workstation, a computer readable recording medium, and a remote control handle. The extended working channel is sized for insertion into the working channel of a bronchoscope and to receive one or more instruments therethrough. The sensor is associated with a distal end of the extended working channel for detecting a magnetic field generated by the magnetic field generator. The workstation includes a display and is operably connected to the sensor. The computer readable recording medium is associated with the workstation for storing a software program that enables association of the sensed magnetic field with a location of the sensor and that generates one or more images including one or more fields for presentation on the display. The remote control handle enables manipulation of the one or more fields generated by the software.
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19 Claims
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1. A surgical system comprising:
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an extended working channel sized for insertion into a working channel of a bronchoscope and to receive one or more instruments therethrough, the extended working channel having a proximal handle; a magnetic field generator; a locatable guide extendable through the extended working channel having a sensor associated with a distal end of the extended working channel for sensing a magnetic field generated by the magnetic field generator; a workstation including a display and operably connected to the sensor; a non-transitory computer readable recording medium associated with the workstation, the computer readable recording medium storing a software program that enables association of the sensed magnetic field with a location of the sensor and that generates one or more images including one or more fields for presentation on the display; and a remote control handle having a distal portion directly releasably coupled to the proximal handle of the extended working channel, the remote control handle in communication with the workstation enabling manipulation of the one or more fields generated by the software and presented on the display. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A surgical system comprising:
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an extended working channel sized for insertion into a working channel of a bronchoscope and to receive one or more instruments therethrough; a magnetic field generator; a locatable guide extendable through the extended working channel having a sensor associated with a distal end of the extended working channel for sensing a magnetic field generated by the magnetic field generator; a workstation including a display and operably connected to the sensor; a non-transitory computer readable recording medium associated with the workstation, the computer readable recording medium storing a software program that enables association of the sensed magnetic field with a location of the sensor and that generates one or more images including one or more fields for presentation on the display; a remote control handle directly releasably coupled to a proximal portion of the extended working channel and being in communication with the workstation enabling manipulation of the one or more fields generated by the software and presented on the display, the remote control handle having a hand selection switch enabling left or right handed operation orienting movements of the software with selection.
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