Manual control system for maneuvering an endoscope
AssigneeM.S.T. Medical Surgery Technologies Ltd
InventorsGal Atarot, Mordehai Sholev
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Abstract
The present invention provides a system for maneuvering an endoscope (SFME) during a medical procedure, comprising a. at least one maneuvering system, adapted to maneuver said endoscope in at least two degrees of freedom (DOF); and, b. at least one joystick unit in communication with said maneuvering system, adapted to operate said maneuvering system; wherein operation of said joystick results in movement of said endoscope by means of said maneuvering system.
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1-163. (canceled)
A system for maneuvering an endoscope (SFME) during a medical procedure, comprising
- a. at least one maneuvering system, adapted to maneuver said endoscope in at least two degrees of freedom (DOF);
- and,
- b. at least one joystick unit in communication with said maneuvering system, adapted to operate said maneuvering system;
- wherein operation of said joystick results in movement of said endoscope by means of said maneuvering system.
A method for maneuvering an endoscope during a medical procedure comprising steps of:
- a. providing at least one endoscope;
- b. providing a system for maneuvering an endoscope (SFME) during said medical procedure, said SFME comprising:
- i. at least one maneuvering system, adapted to maneuver said endoscope in at least two degrees of freedom (DOF);
- and
- ii. at least one joystick unit in communication with said maneuvering system, adapted to operate said maneuvering system;
- c. coupling said endoscope to said SFME;
- and
- d. maneuvering said joystick unit,
- thereby maneuvering said endoscope and controlling the movements of the same.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.