Patent · US Expired

Method for guiding flexible instrument procedures

US7179220B2 · kind B2 · utility

85Cited by
4References
15Claims
0Family size

Assignee

Inventor

Key dates

Filing dateFeb 6, 2002
Grant dateFeb 20, 2007
Priority date
Expiry dateFeb 6, 2022

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA61B1/009
  • WIPO fieldMedical technology
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A method for determining instructions for handling a flexible instrument comprises parameterizing the flexible instrument according to a plurality of parameters for handling the instrument, determining at least one instrument configuration, wherein the configuration describes at least one parameter, and determining instructions for handling the instrument according to the configuration.

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.