Gene H. Arts,Timothy J. Bahney,John D. Carlton,Duane E. Kerr,William H. Nau, JR.
申请号:
US13670230
公开号:
US20130066313A1
申请日:
2012.11.06
申请国别(地区):
US
年份:
2013
代理人:
摘要:
A method for performing a surgical procedure within lungs of a patient. The method comprising the steps of providing a plurality of surgical instruments and providing a housing. Attaching a flexible, elongated shaft with distal and proximal ends to the housing. Engaging at least one working end to the distal end of the housing, the working end including a plurality of tubes disposed therein that define a corresponding plurality of working channels for housing a corresponding plurality of surgical instruments. Controlling an actuator to engage at least one of the corresponding plurality of surgical instruments, wherein rotation of the working end with respect to a longitudinal axis of the elongated shaft engages at least one of the plurality of surgical instrument with the actuator to deploy the at least one surgical instrument to the lung as needed during a surgical procedure.