Method for guiding flexible instrument procedures
US7179220B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 6, 2002 |
| Grant date | Feb 20, 2007 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 6, 2022 |
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- 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.
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