Method for controlling position of medical instruments
US7060025B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 15, 2002 |
| Grant date | Jun 13, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 30, 2022 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B2018/1495
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A method for guiding an instrument associated with a medical device, such as an endoscope, is provided. The method is useful for positioning a flexible medical instrument extending from an instrument channel of an endoscope, such as for the treatment of tissue. The method is also useful for providing cooperative motion between first and second instruments extending from instrument channels within a patient's body lumen. In one embodiment, the step of guiding the instrument comprises bending the instrument as the instrument extends from the instrument channel.
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