Systems for planning and performing biopsy procedures and associated methods

A system comprising:

• a processor;
• and
• a memory operably coupled to the processor and storing instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the system to perform operations comprising:
• receive a sequence for navigating a biopsy device to locations of a plurality of lymph nodes to be biopsied during a medical procedure, wherein each lymph node of the plurality of lymph nodes to be biopsied is positioned along a navigation path to be traversed by the biopsy device;
• receive navigation instructions to navigate the biopsy device along the navigation path to each of the plurality of lymph nodes;
• and
• based on the navigation instructions and in response to one or more received user inputs, move the biopsy device along the navigation path.

A method comprising:

• receiving a sequence for navigating a biopsy device to locations of a plurality of lymph nodes to be biopsied during a medical procedure, wherein each lymph node of the plurality of lymph nodes to be biopsied is positioned along a navigation path to be traversed by the biopsy device;
• receiving navigation instructions to navigate the biopsy device along the navigation path to each of the plurality of lymph nodes;
• and
• based on the navigation instructions and in response to one or more received user inputs, moving the biopsy device along the navigation path.