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US 2026/0306205 A1Published application
Medical robot having multiple manipulation means and methods of use thereof
AssigneeCanon U.S.A., Inc.
InventorsCharles George Hwang, Takahisa Kato, Brian Ninni, Zachary Hamilton Haubert
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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.
Claims20
An apparatus comprising:
- a bendable body;
- at least one control wire slideably situated in the bendable body and attached to a distal end of the bendable body;
- a supporting insertion unit configured to removably couple with the bendable body for at least one of manual manipulation and robotic manipulation of the bendable body, wherein during manual manipulation, the apparatus is supported by the supporting insertion unit;
- and
- a controller configured to control the bendable body based on at least one of an algorithm and user input.
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An apparatus comprising:
- a bendable body;
- at least one control wire slideably situated in the bendable body and attached to a distal end of the bendable body;
- a supporting insertion unit;
- and
- a controller, wherein:
- the supporting insertion unit is configured to removably couple with the bendable body, for manual manipulation and/or robotic manipulation of the bendable body,
- during the manual manipulation, the apparatus is supported by the supporting insertion unit, and
- wherein the controller is configured to control the bendable body based on an algorithm and/or user input.
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A method of operating a continuum robot, the method comprising:
- manually moving, by a user, a bendable body of the continuum robot, with the bendable body not coupled to a supporting insertion unit of an apparatus;
- coupling the bendable body to the supporting insertion unit;
- manually manipulating, by the user, the apparatus, while the bendable body is coupled to the supporting insertion unit;
- receiving, from the user, instructions to robotically manipulate the apparatus, while the bendable body is coupled to the supporting insertion unit;
- controlling, by input from the user, the bendable body;
- and
- controlling, by an algorithm of a controller, the bendable body,
- wherein the supporting insertion unit is configured to removably couple with the bendable body, for manual manipulation and/or robotic manipulation of the bendable body.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.