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

Claim 19:
20. A processor-readable medium including contents that are configured to cause a processor to process data by performing a method of operating an instrument via an arm;
the instrument comprising a first elongate member and 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,
the arm having an instrument driver, the instrument driver being operable to drive movement of the instrument in the patient;
the method comprising:
(a) receiving a first target indication from a user, the first target indication indicating a first target point for the second elongate member in a patient;
(b) automatically generating 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
(c) providing guidance to a user to direct the first elongate member toward the second target indication.