Patent ID: 7641650

Claim:
A remote control device for remotely controlling a medical probe, comprising: a manually operable control stick comprising an elongated portion and a bendable curved handle, for inputting a navigation command by moving the control stick, and for adjusting the curving of a tip of the medical probe relative to an elongated portion of the medical probe by bending the curved handle; a command sensor operatively connected to the control stick adapted to: convert the navigation command into a navigation control signal for navigating the medical probe, and move the control stick in a manner similar to a movement of the medical probe, wherein the elongated portion of the control stick is solid, and the handle is U-shaped, wherein U-shaped handle is elastic, wherein the U-shaped handle is adapted to bend when a force is applied to the handle, and wherein the U-shaped handle is further adapted to return to its original shape after the force is no longer applied.