Patent ID: 11937798
Assignee: CILAG GMBH INTERNATIONAL
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A  G  H | IPC A  G  H

Claim 0:
1. A method, comprising:
inserting at least one instrument of a first set of instruments through a respective port of a first plurality of ports of a first port device that is at least partially positioned within a body, the first port device includes a first housing that defines the first plurality of ports;
inserting at least one instrument of a second set of instruments through a respective port of a second plurality of ports of a second port device that is at least partially positioned within the body, the second port device includes a second housing that defines the second plurality of ports;
transmitting, by a tracking device associated with one of the first port device or the second port device, a signal indicative of a location of one of the first port device or the second port device relative to the other one of the first port device or the second port device, a signal indicative of at least one of a location, an orientation, and a motion of at least one inserted instrument of the first set of instruments relative to the second port device, a signal indicative of at least one of a location, an orientation, and a motion of at least one inserted instrument of the second set of instruments relative to the first port device, or any combination thereof;
moving at least one inserted instrument of the first set of instruments relative to the first housing to allow the first housing to interact with the at least one inserted instrument to thereby limit one or more motions of the at least one inserted instrument based on one or more of the transmitted signals; and
moving at least one inserted instrument of the second set of instruments relative to the second housing to allow the second housing to interact with the at least one inserted instrument to thereby limit one or more motions of the at least one inserted instrument based on one or more of the transmitted signals.