SYSTEMS AND METHODS EMPLOYING FORCE SENSING FOR MAPPING INTRA-BODY TISSUE
    1.
    发明申请
    SYSTEMS AND METHODS EMPLOYING FORCE SENSING FOR MAPPING INTRA-BODY TISSUE 审中-公开
    使用力感测系统和方法进行体内组织

    公开(公告)号:US20090076476A1

    公开(公告)日:2009-03-19

    申请号:US12192974

    申请日:2008-08-15

    IPC分类号: A61B5/103 A61N1/00 A61M31/00

    摘要: A medical instrument system includes a controller and a guide instrument coupled to an instrument driver, the instrument driver configured to manipulate a distal end portion of the guide instrument in response to control signals generated by the controller. A force sensor is associated with the guide instrument or with a working instrument carried by the guide instrument, and generates force signals responsive to a force applied to a respective distal end portion of the guide instrument or working instrument. A position determining system generates position data indicative of a position of the respective guide or working instrument distal end portion associated with the force sensor, and a processor operatively coupled to the force sensor and position determining system processes respective force signals and position data to generate and display a geometric rendering of an internal body tissue surface based on sensed forces applied to the respective instrument distal end portion as the guide instrument is maneuvered within an interior region of a body containing the body surface.

    摘要翻译: 医疗仪器系统包括控制器和耦合到仪器驱动器的引导器,所述仪器驱动器被配置为响应于由所述控制器产生的控制信号来操纵所述引导器械的远端部分。 力传感器与导向仪器或由导向仪器承载的工作仪器相关联,并且响应于施加到引导仪器或工作仪器的相应远端部分的力而产生力信号。 位置确定系统产生指示与力传感器相关联的相应导向或工作仪器远端部分的位置的位置数据,以及可操作地耦合到力传感器和位置确定系统的处理器处理相应的力信号和位置数据以产生和 当在包含身体表面的身体的内部区域内操纵导向仪器时,基于施加到相应器械远端部分的感测力,显示内部身体组织表面的几何渲染。

    ENDOSCOPIC ROBOTIC CATHETER SYSTEM
    4.
    发明申请
    ENDOSCOPIC ROBOTIC CATHETER SYSTEM 审中-公开
    内窥镜机械导管系统

    公开(公告)号:US20110015483A1

    公开(公告)日:2011-01-20

    申请号:US12504564

    申请日:2009-07-16

    IPC分类号: A61B1/00

    摘要: A robotic catheter system includes a controller with a master input device. An instrument driver is in communication with the controller and has a elongate instrument interface including a plurality of instrument drive elements responsive to control signals generated, at least in part, by the master input device. An elongate instrument has a base, distal end, and a working lumen, wherein the guide instrument base is operatively coupled to the guide instrument interface. The elongate instrument preferably comprises and/or defines other lumens to accommodate instruments such as an optics bundle, a light bundle, a laser fiber, and flush irrigation. The working lumen preferably is configured to accommodate a grasping or capturing tool, such as a collapsible basket or grasper, for use in procedures such as kidney stone interventions. The elongate instrument includes a plurality of instrument control elements operatively coupled to respective drive elements and secured to the distal end of the instrument. The instrument control elements are axially moveable relative to the guide instrument such that movement of the guide instrument distal end may be controlled by the master input device.

    摘要翻译: 机器人导管系统包括具有主输入装置的控制器。 仪器驱动器与控制器通信,并且具有细长的仪器接口,其包括响应于至少部分由主输入设备产生的控制信号的多个仪器驱动元件。 细长仪器具有基部,远端和工作腔,其中导向仪器基座可操作地联接到导向仪器接口。 细长器械优选地包括和/或限定其他腔体,以适应诸如光学束,光束,激光光纤和冲洗冲洗的仪器。 工作管腔优选地构造成容纳用于诸如肾结石干预的过程中的抓握或捕获工具,例如可折叠篮或抓紧器。 细长仪器包括多个仪器控制元件,其操作上联接到相应的驱动元件并固定到仪器的远端。 仪器控制元件相对于引导仪器可轴向移动,使得导向仪器远端的运动可以由主输入装置控制。

    Automated alignment
    6.
    发明授权
    Automated alignment 有权
    自动对齐

    公开(公告)号:US08317746B2

    公开(公告)日:2012-11-27

    申请号:US12507777

    申请日:2009-07-22

    IPC分类号: A61M31/00

    摘要: Systems and method are disclosed whereby elongate medical instruments may be registered to adjacent tissue structures and other structures, and may be navigated and operated in a coordinated fashion to maximize ranges of motion, ease of use, and other factors. A method for registering an instrument relative to nearby structures may comprise moving a portion of the instrument between two in situ positions, tracking movement during this movement with both a kinematic model and also a localization sensor based configuration, determining the orientation of the tracked portion relative to both the instrument coordinate system used in the kinematic modeling and also a localization coordinate reference frame, and adjusting the orientation of the instrument coordinate reference frame to minimize the difference between determined orientations using the kinematic model and localization sensors. Methods and configurations for navigating coupled and registered instrument sets are also disclosed.

    摘要翻译: 公开了系统和方法,其中细长医疗器械可以被注册到相邻的组织结构和其他结构,并且可以以协调的方式导航和操作,以最大化运动范围,易于使用和其他因素。 用于相对于附近结构登记器械的方法可以包括将仪器的一部分在两个原位位置之间移动,在运动期间利用运动学模型和基于定位传感器的配置跟踪运动,确定跟踪部分相对 对于运动学建模中使用的仪器坐标系以及定位坐标参考系,并且使用运动学模型和定位传感器来调整仪器坐标参考系的方位以最小化确定的方向之间的差异。 还公开了用于导航耦合和登记的仪器组的方法和配置。

    AUTOMATED ALIGNMENT
    8.
    发明申请
    AUTOMATED ALIGNMENT 有权
    自动对齐

    公开(公告)号:US20100125285A1

    公开(公告)日:2010-05-20

    申请号:US12507777

    申请日:2009-07-22

    IPC分类号: A61B19/00

    摘要: Systems and method are disclosed whereby elongate medical instruments may be registered to adjacent tissue structures and other structures, and may be navigated and operated in a coordinated fashion to maximize ranges of motion, ease of use, and other factors. A method for registering an instrument relative to nearby structures may comprise moving a portion of the instrument between two in situ positions, tracking movement during this movement with both a kinematic model and also a localization sensor based configuration, determining the orientation of the tracked portion relative to both the instrument coordinate system used in the kinematic modeling and also a localization coordinate reference frame, and adjusting the orientation of the instrument coordinate reference frame to minimize the difference between determined orientations using the kinematic model and localization sensors. Methods and configurations for navigating coupled and registered instrument sets are also disclosed.

    摘要翻译: 公开了系统和方法,其中细长医疗器械可以被注册到相邻的组织结构和其他结构,并且可以以协调的方式导航和操作,以最大化运动范围,易于使用和其他因素。 用于相对于附近结构登记器械的方法可以包括将仪器的一部分在两个原位位置之间移动,在运动期间利用运动学模型和基于定位传感器的配置跟踪运动,确定跟踪部分相对 对于运动学建模中使用的仪器坐标系以及定位坐标参考系,并且使用运动学模型和定位传感器来调整仪器坐标参考系的方位以最小化确定的方向之间的差异。 还公开了用于导航耦合和登记的仪器组的方法和配置。

    REGISTERED INSTRUMENT MOVEMENT INTEGRATION
    9.
    发明申请
    REGISTERED INSTRUMENT MOVEMENT INTEGRATION 审中-公开
    注册仪器运动整合

    公开(公告)号:US20100125284A1

    公开(公告)日:2010-05-20

    申请号:US12507766

    申请日:2009-07-22

    IPC分类号: A61B19/00

    摘要: Systems and method are disclosed whereby elongate medical instruments may be registered to adjacent tissue structures and other structures, and may be navigated and operated in a coordinated fashion to maximize ranges of motion, ease of use, and other factors. A method for registering an instrument relative to nearby structures may comprise moving a portion of the instrument between two in situ positions, tracking movement during this movement with both a kinematic model and also a localization sensor based configuration, determining the orientation of the tracked portion relative to both the instrument coordinate system used in the kinematic modeling and also a localization coordinate reference frame, and adjusting the orientation of the instrument coordinate reference frame to minimize the difference between determined orientations using the kinematic model and localization sensors. Methods and configurations for navigating coupled and registered instrument sets are also disclosed.

    摘要翻译: 公开了系统和方法,其中细长医疗器械可以被注册到相邻的组织结构和其他结构,并且可以以协调的方式导航和操作,以最大化运动范围,易于使用和其他因素。 用于相对于附近结构登记器械的方法可以包括将仪器的一部分在两个原位位置之间移动,在运动期间利用运动学模型和基于定位传感器的配置跟踪运动,确定跟踪部分相对 对于运动学建模中使用的仪器坐标系以及定位坐标参考系,并且使用运动学模型和定位传感器来调整仪器坐标参考系的方位以最小化确定的方向之间的差异。 还公开了用于导航耦合和登记的仪器组的方法和配置。