Robotic medical instrument system

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United States of America Patent

APP PUB NO 20040176751A1
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10639785

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A robotic medical apparatus for performing a medical procedure or application on an anatomy, said apparatus comprising: a first medical instrument member having a working end adapted to be disposed at an internal target area at which the medical procedure or application is to be performed; and a second medical instrument member having a working end adapted to be disposed at an internal target area at which the medical procedure or application is to be performed. The first medical instrument member is disposed so as to extend into the anatomy at a first ingress location and passing intraluminally; and the second medical instrument member is disposed so as to extend into the anatomy at a second ingress location different than said first ingress location and passing extraluminally. A controller is provided for receiving remotely generated control commands for respectively controlling the motion of said first and second medical instrument members so that said first and second medical instrument members are separately and controllably operable to perform the medical procedure or application.

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HANSEN MEDICAL INC800 EAST MIDDLEFIELD ROAD MOUNTAIN VIEW CA 94043

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Ailinger, Robert Norwood, MA 14 3184
Brock, David L Natick, MA 57 20942
Driscoll, David Milton, MA 14 975
Lee, Woojin Hopkinton, MA 157 41084
Meglan, Dwight Westwood, MA 76 3561
Rogers, Gary S Wenham, MA 23 2508
Solbjor, Albert Waltham, MA 16 2434
Weitzner, Barry D Acton, MA 18 2090

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