CPC A61B 34/30 (2016.02) [H02K 15/00 (2013.01); A61B 2034/306 (2016.02); A61B 2034/715 (2016.02)] | 20 Claims |
1. A computerized method of manufacturing an articulated surgical device, said method comprising:
receiving, into computer memory, surgical device pathway data describing one or more structural dimensions of a patient's body lumen or other internal body passage;
receiving into computer memory, target location data describing at least one target location in said patient's body, and its location relative to said surgical device pathway data;
receiving, into computer memory, articulated surgical device design parameters, said articulated surgical device comprising a plurality of connected units, one or more of said units having any of variable diameters and lengths;
said plurality of said units further comprising at least one movable joint, and configured to move about at least one axis;
using at least one computer processor, said surgical device pathway data, at least one said target location data, and said articulated surgical device design parameters to automatically design a patient customized articulated surgical device configured to traverse a pathway between an entry point on said patient's body lumen or other internal body passage, along said patient's body lumen or other internal body passage, and to said at least one target location; and
using said design to automatically fabricate at least portions of said articulated device.
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