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US 2021/0259794 A1Published application
Medical Apparatus Having Dual Manipulation Means and Methods of Use Thereof
OwnerTakahisa Kato, Eric W Halvorson +5inventors
InventorsTakahisa Kato, Eric W Halvorson, Matthew Michael Kincaid, Brian Ninni, Charles George Hwang, Yolonda Lorig Colson, Hisashi Tsukada
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Abstract
An articulated medical device having a hollow core, capable of large degrees of maneuverability through small cavities to reach a target with minimal invasiveness, wherein the medical device is capable of manual and robotic manipulation.
Claims8
A method for manipulating a medical apparatus comprising the steps of:
- providing the medical apparatus comprising:
- a bendable body having at least one bendable section;
- at least one control wire slideably situated in the bendable body and attached to a distal end of the bendable body;
- and
- an actuator connected to the at least one control wire and configured to actuate the control wire to manipulate the at least one bendable section, manipulating the medical apparatus manually;
- providing an insertion unit configured to couple with the medical apparatus;
- and
- manipulating the medical apparatus robotically,
- wherein the manual manipulation of the medical device is configured to advance the medical device faster than the robotic manipulation of the medical device.
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