Patent ID: 11857281
Assignee: AURIS HEALTH, INC.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 0:
1. A system comprising:
(a) an instrument comprising:
(i) a first elongate member, and
(ii) a second elongate member slidably disposed in the first elongate member,
the instrument being insertable into a patient via an instrument entry point in a patient;

(b) an arm having an instrument driver, the instrument driver being operable to drive movement of the instrument in the patient; and
(c) a controller in communication with the instrument driver, the controller being configured to:
(i) receive a first target indication from a user, the first target indication indicating a first target point for the second elongate member in a patient,
(ii) automatically generate a second target indication based on the first target indication, the second target indication representing a second target position for the first elongate member in the patient, the second target position being en route from an instrument entry point in a patient to the first target point, and
(iii) provide guidance to a user to direct the first elongate member toward the second target indication.