公开(公告)号：US20140330080A1

公开(公告)日：2014-11-06

申请号：US14303270

申请日：2014-06-12

Applicant: INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS, INC.

Inventor： Keith P. LABY ,  Robert M. OHLINE ,  Christoph M. PISTOR ,  Charles E. SWINEHART ,  Bruce R. WOODLEY ,  Amir BELSON

IPC: A61B1/005 ,  A61B1/313 ,  A61B1/05 ,  A61B1/00

CPC classification number: A61B1/0055 ,  A61B1/00045 ,  A61B1/0052 ,  A61B1/05 ,  A61B1/313 ,  A61B2034/2061

Abstract: The present invention relates, generally, to controlling a steerable instrument having an elongate body. More particularly, the present invention relates to a system and method for sensing the shape of a steerable instrument and controlling the steerable instrument in response to a control signal from a user input device and a shape signal corresponding to the sensed shape of at least a portion of the steerable instrument. The present invention also relates to a system for sensing the shape of a flexible instrument with an optical shape sensor.

Abstract translation: 本发明一般涉及控制具有细长体的可操纵器具。 更具体地，本发明涉及一种用于感测可转向仪器的形状并响应于来自用户输入装置的控制信号和对应于所感测到的至少一部分的形状的形状信号来控制可转向仪器的系统和方法 的导向仪器。 本发明还涉及一种用于利用光学形状传感器检测柔性仪器的形状的系统。