CPC A61B 1/267 (2013.01) [A61B 1/0004 (2022.02); A61B 1/00045 (2013.01); A61B 1/0052 (2013.01); A61B 1/000094 (2022.02); A61B 1/05 (2013.01)] | 19 Claims |
1. A steerable introducer system, comprising:
a laryngoscope comprising:
a handle comprising a proximal end and a distal end;
a display screen on the handle;
a laryngoscope camera at the distal end of the handle;
a processor within the laryngoscope; and
a steering input located on the handle or the display screen; and
an introducer coupled to the handle and comprising:
an introducer camera;
a distal steerable portion that is steerable based on the steering input;
an orientation sensor within the distal steerable portion of the introducer;
wherein the processor within the laryngoscope is programmed to execute instructions for:
receiving, from the orientation sensor, an orientation signal indicating an orientation of a distal end of the introducer; and
receiving from the steering input a steering command in a first reference frame, and mapping the steering command from the first reference frame to a second reference frame oriented to the distal end of the introducer based on the orientation signal.
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