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US 11,376,085 B2Granted
Remote catheter manipulator
AssigneeAuris Health, Inc.
InventorAlan Yu
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Abstract
A robotic instrument driver for elongate members includes a first elongate member, and at least one manipulator mechanism configured to manipulate the first elongate member, and at least one articulating drive configured to articulate the first elongate member, positionable on a bed and beside a patient access site. The manipulator and articulating drive are positioned relative to each other a distance less than the insertable length of the first elongate member, stationary in position.
Claims20
A robotic system, comprising:
- a medical instrument comprising an elongate member configured for insertion into a patient;
- a splayer coupled to a first portion of the elongate member, the splayer configured to articulate a distal end of the elongate member;
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- a manipulator comprising drive wheels configured to axially translate the elongate member along a feed axis along which the elongate member is insertable into and retractable from the patient;
- wherein the splayer and the manipulator are oriented such that the elongate member bends and follows a non-linear path between the splayer and the manipulator.
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A method comprising:
- articulating a distal end of an elongate member of a medical instrument with a splayer;
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- axially translating the elongate member along a feed axis to insert and retract the elongate member within a patient with drive wheels of a manipulator;
- wherein the splayer and the manipulator are oriented such that the elongate member bends and follows a non-linear path between the splayer and the manipulator.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.