Patent ID: 11925421
Assignee: GYRUS ACMI, INC.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 0:
1. A method comprising:
positioning a distal tip of a surgical device adjacent to a first tissue surface, the surgical device including a needle configured to advance from a retracted position to a deployed position by a penetration distance;
determining a measured distance between the first tissue surface and a second tissue surface with a sensor at the distal tip of the surgical device, wherein the first tissue surface is located within a first lumen of a patient and the second tissue surface is located within a second lumen of the patient;
comparing the penetration distance to the measured distance; and
controlling the surgical device such that:
when the penetration distance is less than the measured distance, advancement of the needle to the deployed position is allowed; and
when the penetration distance is greater than the measured distance, advancement of the needle to the deployed position is prevented.