Gene H. Arts,Timothy J. Bahney,John D. Carlton,Duane E. Kerr,William H. Nau, Jr.
申请号:
US14066868
公开号:
US09375283B2
申请日:
2013.10.30
申请国别(地区):
US
年份:
2016
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 instruments with the actuator to deploy the at least one surgical instrument to the lung as needed during a surgical procedure.