Patent ID: 11918340
Assignee: INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS, INC.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 0:
1. A medical system comprising:
a probe comprising:
a first coil; and
a terminal distal end;

a guide instrument comprising a terminal distal end, a sensor embedded in a wall of the guide instrument, and a lumen sized to receive the probe, wherein the sensor comprises a second coil, wherein a normal direction of the first coil is different from a normal direction of the second coil, wherein the second coil is non-concentric with respect to the first coil, wherein an axis of the first coil and an axis of the second coil are each aligned with a longitudinal axis of the guide instrument, wherein the probe is configured to be inserted through the lumen to reach a worksite, and wherein at the worksite, the terminal distal end of the probe is configured to reach at least the terminal distal end of the guide instrument; and
processing hardware configured to receive a first signal from the first coil and to receive a second signal from the sensor.