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Kwok Wai Samuel Au0
Carolyn M. Fenech0
Catherine J. Mohr0
Giuseppe Maria Prisco0
Vincent Duindam0
Caitlin Q. Donhowe0
Date of Patent
September 27, 2016
0Patent Application Number
132742080
Date Filed
October 14, 2011
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A medical system includes a catheter and a vision probe that can be removed from the catheter and replaced with a medical probe. The vision probe can thus be used to steer and pose the catheter, and then be removed and replaced with the medical probe when a medical task such as a lung biopsy is performed. A sensor system in the catheter at least partly measures a pose of the catheter, and control logic controls actuation of the catheter to maintain the desired working configuration when the medical probe is used. A small diameter catheter can thus provide vision and biopsy functionality.
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