公开(公告)号：US09254123B2

公开(公告)日：2016-02-09

申请号：US12432683

申请日：2009-04-29

申请人： Jeffery B. Alvarez ,  Casey Lewis ,  Francis MacNamara ,  Enrique Romo ,  Neal A. Tanner ,  William K. Yee

发明人： Jeffery B. Alvarez ,  Casey Lewis ,  Francis MacNamara ,  Enrique Romo ,  Neal A. Tanner ,  William K. Yee

IPC分类号： A61B1/00 ,  A61M25/01 ,  A61B17/00 ,  A61B1/005 ,  A61B19/00

CPC分类号： A61B34/30 ,  A61B1/00078 ,  A61B1/0055 ,  A61B1/0057 ,  A61B17/00234 ,  A61B34/71 ,  A61B2017/00318 ,  A61B2017/00327 ,  A61B2034/301 ,  A61B2034/303 ,  A61M25/0136 ,  A61M25/0138 ,  A61M25/0144 ,  A61M25/0147 ,  A61M2025/015 ,  A61M2025/0161

摘要： An instrument having a flexible and elongated body includes at least a lumen and a flex member disposed within the lumen. The flex member may be capable of providing steering control to a first portion of the elongate body while providing load bearing support to a second portion of the elongate body. A pull wire may be disposed within the flex member, and at least a distal portion of the pull wire may be coupled to the elongate body and a proximal portion of the pull wire may be operatively coupled to a control unit. The control unit may be coupled to a proximal portion of the elongate body. In addition, a control member may be operatively coupled to the control unit such that a distal portion of the control member may be positioned near a proximal portion of the flex member. The control member may be configured to support the flex member and control the movement or displacement of the flex member. Furthermore, the flex member may be configured to selectively decouple articulation or steering forces of a first portion of the elongate body away from a second portion of the elongate body; thereby, preventing compression of the second portion of the elongate body while maintaining elasticity or flexibility of the second portion of the elongate body.

摘要翻译： 具有柔性和细长主体的器械包括至少一个内腔和设置在内腔内的柔性构件。 柔性构件可以能够向细长主体的第一部分提供转向控制，同时向细长主体的第二部分提供承载支撑。 拉线可以设置在柔性构件内，并且牵引线的至少远端部分可以联接到细长主体，并且拉线的近侧部分可以可操作地联接到控制单元。 控制单元可以联接到细长主体的近端部分。 此外，控制构件可以可操作地联接到控制单元，使得控制构件的远侧部分可以定位在柔性构件的近侧部分附近。 控制构件可以被配置为支撑柔性构件并且控制柔性构件的运动或位移。 此外，柔性构件可以被构造成选择性地将细长体的第一部分的铰接或转向力分离离开细长体的第二部分; 从而防止细长主体的第二部分的压缩，同时保持细长主体的第二部分的弹性或柔性。

公开(公告)号：US20090254083A1

公开(公告)日：2009-10-08

申请号：US12401588

申请日：2009-03-10

申请人： Daniel T. Wallace ,  Katherine Whitin Lee ,  Sean Murphy ,  Randall L. Schlesinger ,  Eric A. Schultheis ,  William K. Yee

发明人： Daniel T. Wallace ,  Katherine Whitin Lee ,  Sean Murphy ,  Randall L. Schlesinger ,  Eric A. Schultheis ,  William K. Yee

IPC分类号： A61B18/14

CPC分类号： A61B34/30 ,  A61B18/1482 ,  A61B18/1492 ,  A61B34/35 ,  A61B34/71 ,  A61B2017/003 ,  A61B2017/00477 ,  A61B2018/00005 ,  A61B2018/00023 ,  A61B2018/00029 ,  A61B2018/00196 ,  A61B2018/00797 ,  A61B2018/00821 ,  A61B2034/301 ,  A61B2218/002

摘要： Assemblies, systems, and methods related to remotely-steerable ablation procedures are described. A necked-down ablation catheter may be coupled within a working lumen of a robotically-steerable sheath configured to be driveably coupled to an electromechanical instrument driver. The ablation catheter may be an irrigated ablation catheter having an irrigation fluid reservoir at its distal tip. The outer diameter of the distal portion of the ablation catheter is generally larger than that of the more proximal aspects due, in part, to the fact that the proximal aspects are designed to fit through a relatively low-profile steerable sheath.

摘要翻译： 描述了与遥控消融程序相关的组件，系统和方法。 颈缩消融导管可以联接在机器人可操纵护套的工作内腔内，其被配置为可驱动地耦合到机电仪器驱动器。 消融导管可以是在其远端具有冲洗液储存器的灌洗消融导管。 消融导管的远端部分的外径通常大于近端方面的外径，这部分地由于近端方面被设计成通过相对较低轮廓的可操纵护套安装的事实。