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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 03, 2026
Filed:
Feb. 08, 2022
Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Worth B. Walters, Campbell, CA (US);
Randall L Schlesinger, San Mateo, CA (US);
Oliver J. Wagner, Mountain View, CA (US);
INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS, INC., Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Abstract
A method for performing a minimally invasive procedure includes activating a sealing device of a flexible catheter to seal anatomic passageways. The flexible catheter comprises a plurality of first lumens to receive a working catheter and an imaging probe. The method includes determining a position of a distal portion of the flexible catheter, the imaging probe, or the working catheter while the imaging probe is within a first of the plurality of first lumens, the working catheter is within a second of the plurality of first lumens, and the imaging probe and the working catheter extend through the sealing device. The method includes collapsing a portion of the passageways using a third of the plurality of first lumens, one or more second lumens in the working catheter, or one or more third lumens in the imaging probe and capturing an image in the collapsed portion.