US 12,220,189 B2
Systems and methods for aligning an elongate member with an access site
Alan Lau Yu, Union City, CA (US)
Assigned to Auris Health, Inc., Santa Clara, CA (US)
Filed by Auris Health, Inc., Redwood City, CA (US)
Filed on May 27, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/826,239.
Application 17/826,239 is a continuation of application No. 16/544,528, filed on Aug. 19, 2019, granted, now 11,344,377.
Application 16/544,528 is a continuation of application No. 14/880,024, filed on Oct. 9, 2015, granted, now 10,499,999, issued on Dec. 10, 2019.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/061,820, filed on Oct. 9, 2014.
Prior Publication US 2022/0370161 A1, Nov. 24, 2022
Int. Cl. A61B 34/30 (2016.01); A61B 90/57 (2016.01)
CPC A61B 34/30 (2016.02) [A61B 2034/301 (2016.02); A61B 2090/571 (2016.02)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method comprising:
(a) determining a position of a stabilizer of an alignment assembly, the stabilizer being coupled to the alignment assembly;
(b) determining a position of a target site on a patient;
(c) coupling the stabilizer to the target site of the patient; and
(d) automatically aligning an instrument driver with the stabilizer via a robot after the stabilizer is coupled to the target site of the patient.