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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 13, 2018
Filed:
Nov. 30, 2016
Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Caitlin Q. Donhowe, Mountain View, CA (US);
Amir Belson, Los Altos, CA (US);
Kristoffer J. Donhowe, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Kenneth R. Krieg, Fremont, CA (US);
Eric M. Storne, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Thomas J. Yorkey, San Ramon, CA (US);
Jun Zhang, Dublin, CA (US);
Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Abstract
Waypoints for a steerable medical device are stored as the steerable medical device is moved within a patient. The stored waypoints are an ordered sequence of locations. The ordered sequence of locations defines a safe path within the patient for moving an articulatable portion of the steerable medical device. The articulatable portion of the steerable medical device is constrained to follow the safe path as the articulatable portion moves within the patient. For example, the articulatable portion of the steerable medical device is constrained to remain within a boundary region enclosing the safe path as the articulatable portion of the steerable medical device follows the safe path.