Method And System For Assisting An Operator In Endoscopic Navigation
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Abstract
Navigation guidance is provided to an operator of an endoscope by determining a current position and shape of the endoscope relative to a reference frame, generating an endoscope computer model according to the determined position and shape, and displaying the endoscope computer model along with a patient computer model referenced to the reference frame so as to be viewable by the operator while steering the endoscope within the patient.
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48 Claims
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1-28. -28. (canceled)
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29. A surgical system comprising:
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an elongated flexible instrument and a display screen configured to display a synthetic representation of the elongated flexible instrument registered to a patient computer model. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44)
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45. A teleoperative surgical system comprising:
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an elongated flexible instrument including a teleoperatively steerable portion for insertion within a patient anatomy and a display screen configured to display a synthetic representation of the elongated flexible instrument registered to a patient computer model of the patient anatomy. - View Dependent Claims (46, 47, 48)
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