ROBOTIC MEDICAL INSTRUMENT SYSTEM
First Claim
1. A method of performing a medical procedure on a patient, comprising:
- introducing a medical instrument into the patient via a natural body orifice;
conveying control signals from a remote controller to a drive unit; and
operating the drive unit in accordance with the control signals to advance the medical instrument to a target region via the natural body orifice, and to actuate a tool on the medical instrument to perform the medical procedure at the target region.
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Abstract
A method of performing a medical procedure on a patient comprises introducing a medical instrument into the patient via a natural body orifice, conveying control signals from a remote controller to a drive unit, and operating the drive unit in accordance with the control signals to advance the medical instrument to a target region via the natural body orifice, and to actuate a tool on the medical instrument to perform the medical procedure at the target region. In one method, the control signals are conveyed from the remote controller to the drive unit in response to user commands. The user commands may be movements made at a user interface that correspond to movements of the medical instrument.
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1. A method of performing a medical procedure on a patient, comprising:
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introducing a medical instrument into the patient via a natural body orifice;
conveying control signals from a remote controller to a drive unit; and
operating the drive unit in accordance with the control signals to advance the medical instrument to a target region via the natural body orifice, and to actuate a tool on the medical instrument to perform the medical procedure at the target region. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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