Endoscope Instrumentation Drive System
OwnerWilliam Shear, Alexander G Sammonsinventors
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Abstract
An instrument drive system configured to attach to an instrument channel of an endoscope assembly and manage a relative feed position of an instrument using two drive wheels and a device application in a controller. The instrument drive system is attached directly to the instrument channel of the endoscope assembly. operation of the instrument drive system is proximate to the endoscope assembly and an inputs-controls and a deflection control thereof.
Claims20
An instrument drive system configured to attach to an instrument channel of an endoscope assembly and manage a relative feed position of an instrument using two drive wheels and a device application in a controller, wherein:
- said instrument drive system is attached directly to said instrument channel of said endoscope assembly;
- and
- operation of said instrument drive system is proximate to said endoscope assembly and an inputs-controls and a deflection control thereof.
An instrument drive system configured to attach to an instrument channel of an endoscope assembly and manage a relative feed position of an instrument using two drive wheels and a device application in a controller, wherein:
- said instrument drive system is configured to work in conjunction with said instrument comprising a plurality of machine-readable signatures;
- said instrument drive system further comprises an optical data reader configured to read a portion of said plurality of machine-readable signatures as said instrument is feed into and removed from said instrument drive system;
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- said device application is configured to decode said plurality of machine-readable signatures and thereby determine a relative feed position of said instrument within said instrument drive system and said endoscope assembly.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.