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US 2022/0087760 A1Published application
Articulating medical instruments
AssigneeAuris Health, Inc.
InventorsTravis Michael Schuh, Nicholas J. Eyre, Alex J. Niswander
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Abstract
Articulating medical instruments and corresponding techniques can be utilized using a robotically enabled medical system. In a surgical method, a clinician can insert a distal end of a medical instrument into a treatment area of a patient. Once inserted, a first bending section of the medical instrument can be articulated by driving one or more motors of an articulation handle that is positioned at a proximal end of the elongated shaft.
Claims20
A method, comprising:
- inserting a distal end of a medical instrument comprising an elongate shaft into a treatment area of a patient;
- and
- articulating a first bending section of the medical instrument by driving one or more motors positioned within an articulation handle positioned at a proximal end of the elongated shaft.
A method, comprising:
- articulating a first bending section of a medical instrument by pulling a proximal pitch joint of the first bending section via a first pull wire;
- and
- articulating the first bending section of the medical instrument by pulling a distal pitch joint of the first bending section via a second pull wire.
A method, comprising:
- inserting a distal end of a medical instrument comprising an elongate shaft into a treatment area of a patient;
- articulating a first bending section of the medical instrument via an articulation handle;
- and
- translating the elongate shaft via an insertion handle, wherein the elongate shaft translates relative to the insertion handle.
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