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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 16, 2004
Filed:
Mar. 16, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Gregory L. Merril, Chevy Chase, MD (US);
Richard L. Cunningham, Washington, DC (US);
J. Michael Brown, Washington, DC (US);
Robert F. Cohen, Burtonsville, MD (US);
Philip G. Feldman, Catonsville, MD (US);
Assignee:
Immersion Medical, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 1/018 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 1/018 ;
Abstract
Apparatus and method for controlling force applied to and for manipulation of medical instruments. An elongated member of a medical instrument can be sensed, and an actuator can be used to apply force to the medical instrument for control and manipulation of the instrument. Via use of the applied forces, the instrument can be moved to a desired position in a working channel, haptic indications of position can be output to the user, and/or user control over the instrument can be enhanced.