Patent ID: 11857156
Assignee: AURIS HEALTH, INC.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 14:
15. A surgical system configured to alter a data model of an anatomical region, the system comprising:
a shapeable instrument adapted to be advanced relative to the anatomical region, the shapeable instrument comprising one or more positioning elements that alter a shape of a first portion of the shapeable instrument; and
a computer configured to perform a method comprising:
obtaining a plurality of localization data to determine a real shape of the first portion of the shapeable instrument;
correlating the real shape of the first portion of the shapeable instrument against a desired shape of the first portion to determine a data model of an anatomic feature affecting the real shape of at least the first portion of the shapeable instrument;
updating the data model with the data model of the anatomic feature; and
measuring at least one force on at least one positioning element, where correlating the real shape of the first portion of the shapeable instrument includes assessing the force on the at least one positioning element to determine the data model of the anatomic feature affecting the real shape of at least the first portion of the shapeable instrument.