David L. BROCK,Woojin LEE,Gary ROGERS,Barry WEITZNER
申请号：
US13361371
公开号：
US20120130400A1
申请日:
2012.01.30
申请国别(地区):
US
年份:
2012
代理人:
摘要：
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).
