Patent ID: 11963666
Assignee: ASENSUS SURGICAL EUROPE SàRL
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A  B | IPC A  B

Claim 0:
1. A method for controlling an endoscope comprising steps of:
displaying in real time images of a field of view (FOV) acquired by an endoscope within a body cavity, said FOV defining at least two axes of a coordinate system fixed with respect to the camera and the displayed images, said at least two axes selected from a group consisting of FOVx-axis, FOVy-axis and FOVz-axis and any combination thereof, such that at least two axes selected from said FOVx-axis, said FOVy-axis, said FOVz-axis and any combination thereof are configured to be real time updated as at least a tip of said endoscope moves and said FOV changes;
receiving as user input FOV commands of motions to maneuver said at least a tip of said endoscope in real time in a desired direction, said FOV commands of motion being commands of motion relative to at least two axes selected from said FOVx-axis, said FOVy-axis and said FOVz-axis, as real time displayed in said image;
converting said FOV commands of motion to maneuvering system commands of motions for a maneuvering system configured to maneuver at least a tip of said endoscope in at least two DOF; said maneuvering system defining a constant x-axis, a constant y-axis and a constant z-axis, said maneuvering system commands of motion being commands of motion relative to said x-axis, said y-axis and said z-axis; and
causing said maneuvering system to maneuver said at least a tip of said endoscope according to said maneuvering system commands of motions.