Patent ID: 9314310
Filing Date: 2016-04-19
CPC Classification: A61B

Claim Text:
1. An input device for a robotic medical system including a medical instrument with a distal end, the input device comprising the following: a handle configured to be rotatable about an axis and to be longitudinally displaceable along the axis; a first sensor configured to detect axial rotation of the handle; a second sensor configured to detect longitudinal displacement of the handle along the axis; a deflection control element disposed on or about the handle and configured to communicate with an electronic control system to selectively control deflection of said distal end of said medical instrument within a deflection plane; and the electronic control system electrically coupled to the first sensor, the second sensor, and the deflection control element, the electronic control system configured to send control signals to the medical instrument, wherein longitudinal displacement of the handle results in the electronic control unit sending control signals to the medical instrument that result in a corresponding longitudinal motion of said medical instrument and rotation of the handle results in the electronic control unit sending control signals to the medical instrument that result in a corresponding rotation of the deflection plane.