ROBOTIC MEDICAL SYSTEMS AND METHODS

Systems and methods for robotically controlling flexible medical apparatus are described herein. In one embodiment, a robotic surgical system includes a flexible elongated member, a first member movably disposed around at least a portion of the flexible elongated member, a second member movably disp...

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Main Authors TANNER NEAL A, SEWELL CHRISTOPHER M, WALKER SEAN P
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 22.03.2012
Subjects
DIAGNOSIS
HUMAN NECESSITIES
HYGIENE
IDENTIFICATION
MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE
SURGERY
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Summary:Systems and methods for robotically controlling flexible medical apparatus are described herein. In one embodiment, a robotic surgical system includes a flexible elongated member, a first member movably disposed around at least a portion of the flexible elongated member, a second member movably disposed around at least a portion of the first member, a drive assembly coupled to each of the flexible elongated member, the first member, and the second member, and a control interface for receiving an input command from a user, wherein the drive assembly is configured to automatically move one or both of the first member and the second member while maintaining the flexible elongated member at a fixed axial position in response to the received input command.
Bibliography:Application Number: US201113174455