Vincent Duindam,Simon P. DiMaio,David Q. Larkin,Dorin Panescu,Giuseppe Maria Prisco
申请号：
US16837159
公开号：
US20200289023A1
申请日:
2020.04.01
申请国别(地区):
US
年份:
2020
代理人:
摘要：
A minimally invasive system comprises an elongate medical instrument including a flexible body. The flexible body includes a wall including a channel, and the channel includes a groove. The flexible body further includes a lumen defined by an interior surface of the wall and a curved distal tip portion. The elongate medical instrument further includes a shape sensor coupled to the flexible body. The shape sensor is at least partially positioned within the groove, and the shape sensor is configured to detect shape characteristics of at least a portion of the flexible body. The system further includes an actuator for manipulating the elongate medical instrument.
