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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 14, 2012
Filed:
Jun. 13, 2007
David L. Brock, Natick, MA (US);
Woojin Lee, Hopkinton, MA (US);
Gary Rogers, Wenham, MA (US);
Barry Weitzner, Acton, MA (US);
David L. Brock, Natick, MA (US);
Woojin Lee, Hopkinton, MA (US);
Gary Rogers, Wenham, MA (US);
Barry Weitzner, Acton, MA (US);
Hansen Medical, Inc., Mountain View, CA (US);
Abstract
A robotic medical system comprises a catheter having an elongated shaft with a plurality of flexible segments spaced apart along the catheter, and a drive unit coupled to the catheter. The catheter may have a plurality of cables respectively terminating at the flexible segments, in which case, the drive unit will be coupled to the plurality of cables. The robotic medical system further comprises a user interface remote from the drive unit and configured for generating at least one command, and an electric controller configured, in response to the command(s), for directing the drive unit to independently bend the flexible segments (e.g., three flexible segments).