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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 09, 2019
Filed:
Nov. 18, 2015
Applicants:
Michael Salvatore Castro, Fuquay-Varina, NC (US);
J. Christopher Flaherty, Auburndale, FL (US);
Inventors:
Michael Salvatore Castro, Fuquay-Varina, NC (US);
J. Christopher Flaherty, Auburndale, FL (US);
Assignee:
Medrobotics Corporation, Raynham, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/00 (2006.01); A61B 17/29 (2006.01); A61B 19/00 (2006.01); A61B 17/34 (2006.01); A61B 18/00 (2006.01); A61B 1/005 (2006.01); A61B 34/00 (2016.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/29 (2013.01); A61B 17/00234 (2013.01); A61B 19/22 (2013.01); A61B 1/0055 (2013.01); A61B 34/70 (2016.02); A61B 2017/00296 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00314 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00323 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00535 (2013.01); A61B 2017/2905 (2013.01); A61B 2017/2906 (2013.01); A61B 2017/2908 (2013.01); A61B 2017/347 (2013.01); A61B 2017/3445 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00577 (2013.01); A61B 2019/2242 (2013.01);
Abstract
A system for performing a medical procedure includes an articulating probe including inner and outer sleeves, and a surgical tool including a functional element positioned at a distal end of a tool shaft, the tool shaft having an articulation region. The articulating probe and the surgical tool are independently controllable.