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US 2026/0248586 A1Published application
Insertable tool identification for flexible elongate devices
AssigneeIntuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.
InventorsShibing Liu, Samuel B. Schorr, Sang Gyum Kim
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Abstract
Medical systems and methods include a flexible elongate device having an articulable body portion and a lumen extending therethrough. A control system utilizes data from one or more sensors to identify a tool inserted into a lumen of the flexible elongate device.
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A medical system comprising:
- a flexible elongate device having an articulable body portion and a lumen extending through the flexible elongate device for receiving one or more tools;
- a first sensor configured to obtain first data associated with a first property of at least a tool adapted to be inserted into the lumen of the flexible elongate device;
- a second sensor configured to obtain second data associated with a second property of at least the tool adapted to be inserted into the lumen of the flexible elongate device;
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- a control system configured to identify a tool inserted into the lumen of the flexible elongate device based on the first and second data.
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A method for identifying a tool inserted into a lumen of a flexible elongate device, the method comprising:
- obtaining first data associated with a first property of at least a tool inserted into the lumen of the flexible elongate device with a first sensor;
- obtaining second data associated with a second property of at least the tool inserted into the lumen of the flexible elongate device with a second sensor;
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- identifying the tool based on the first and second data.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.