Method and apparatus for guiding an instrument to a target in the lung
US8611983B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 18, 2006 |
| Grant date | Dec 17, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 18, 2030 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61M2025/09191
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
The invention provides methods and apparatus for navigating a medical instrument to a target in the lung. In one embodiment, the invention includes inserting a bronchoscope into the lung, inserting a catheter into the lung through the working channel of the bronchoscope, inserting a tracked navigation instrument wire into the lung through the catheter, navigating the tracked navigation instrument through the lung to the target, advancing the catheter over the tracked navigation instrument to the target, removing the tracked navigation instrument from the catheter, and inserting a medical instrument into the catheter, thus bringing the medical instrument in proximity to the target.
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