Handle remote control for use with bronchoscopy navigation system
US10342411B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 21, 2018 |
| Grant date | Jul 9, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 21, 2038 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B2560/0487
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A surgical system includes an extended working channel, a magnetic field generator, a sensor, a workstation, a computer readable recording medium, and a remote control handle. The extended working channel is sized for insertion into the working channel of a bronchoscope and to receive one or more instruments therethrough. The sensor is associated with a distal end of the extended working channel for detecting a magnetic field generated by the magnetic field generator. The workstation includes a display and is operably connected to the sensor. The computer readable recording medium is associated with the workstation for storing a software program that enables association of the sensed magnetic field with a location of the sensor and that generates one or more images including one or more fields for presentation on the display. The remote control handle enables manipulation of the one or more fields generated by the software.
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