Nova Patents
AT375748T

Steerable endoscope and improved method of insertion

Abstract

Apparatus comprising: an elongated body (102) instrument having a selectively steerable distal portion (104) and a portion (106) proximal automatically controllable, it said selectively steerable distal portion configured to selectively assume a selected curve along a being desired path, and it said automatically controllable proximal portion configured to propagate said selected curve proximally along the proximal portion of the elongated body of the instrument as the elongated instrument body is advanced distally being; and a controller (140) electronic motion structured and arranged: (i) to monitor control signals sent to said selectively steerable distal portion during distal selective orientation of said portion (104) to assume said selected curve along said path desired; (Ii) to record said selected curve; and (iii) for automatically controlling said lapropagación selected curve proximally along said portion (106) proximal according body (102) of elongated instrument is advanced distally.

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