Yu Rick Chiu

US Patent:

20210068911, Mar 11, 2021

Filed:

Sep 18, 2020

Appl. No.:

17/025593

Inventors:

- Redwood City CA, US
Curtis Caton - San Jose CA, US
Terence Welsh - Sunnyvale CA, US
Neha Virmani - Fremont CA, US
Yu Chiu - Mountain View CA, US
June Park - San Jose CA, US

International Classification:

A61B 34/37
A61B 5/06
A61B 34/30
A61B 34/20
A61B 34/00
A61B 6/00

Abstract:

Systems and methods for driving a flexible medical instrument to a target in an anatomical space with robotic assistance are described herein. The flexible instrument may have a tracking sensor embedded therein. An associated robotic control system may be provided, which is configured to register the flexible instrument to an anatomical image using data from the tracking sensor and identify one or more movements suitable for navigating the instrument towards an identified target. In some embodiments, the robotic control system drives or assists in driving the flexible instrument to the target.

US Patent:

20190209252, Jul 11, 2019

Filed:

Nov 27, 2018

Appl. No.:

16/201787

Inventors:

- Redwood City CA, US
Curtis Caton - San Jose CA, US
Terence Welsh - Mountain View CA, US
Neha Virmani - Mountain View CA, US
Yu Chiu - Mountain View CA, US
June Park - Palo Alto CA, US

International Classification:

A61B 34/37
A61B 5/06
A61B 34/00
A61B 34/30
A61B 34/20
A61B 6/00

Abstract:

Systems and methods for driving a flexible medical instrument to a target in an anatomical space with robotic assistance are described herein. The flexible instrument may have a tracking sensor embedded therein. An associated robotic control system may be provided, which is configured to register the flexible instrument to an anatomical image using data from the tracking sensor and identify one or more movements suitable for navigating the instrument towards an identified target. In some embodiments, the robotic control system drives or assists in driving the flexible instrument to the target.

US Patent:

20190167367, Jun 6, 2019

Filed:

Feb 1, 2019

Appl. No.:

16/265818

Inventors:

- Redwood City CA, US
Curtis Caton - San Jose CA, US
Terence Welsh - Mountain View CA, US
Neha Virmani - Mountain View CA, US
Yu Chiu - Mountain View CA, US
June Park - Palo Alto CA, US

International Classification:

A61B 34/37
A61B 6/00
A61B 34/20
A61B 34/00
A61B 34/30
A61B 5/06

Abstract:

Systems and methods for driving a flexible medical instrument to a target in an anatomical space with robotic assistance are described herein. The flexible instrument may have a tracking sensor embedded therein. An associated robotic control system may be provided, which is configured to register the flexible instrument to an anatomical image using data from the tracking sensor and identify one or more movements suitable for navigating the instrument towards an identified target. In some embodiments, the robotic control system drives or assists in driving the flexible instrument to the target.

US Patent:

20170151027, Jun 1, 2017

Filed:

Nov 30, 2016

Appl. No.:

15/365230

Inventors:

- Mountain View CA, US
Curtis Caton - San Jose CA, US
Terence Welsh - Mountain View CA, US
Neha Virmani - Mountain View CA, US
Yu Chiu - Mountain View CA, US
June Park - Palo Alto CA, US

International Classification:

A61B 34/37
A61B 5/055
A61B 6/03
A61B 34/00

Abstract:

Systems and methods for driving a flexible medical instrument to a target in an anatomical space with robotic assistance are described herein. The flexible instrument may have a tracking sensor embedded therein. An associated robotic control system may be provided, which is configured to register the flexible instrument to an anatomical image using data from the tracking sensor and identify one or more movements suitable for navigating the instrument towards an identified target. In some embodiments, the robotic control system drives or assists in driving the flexible instrument to the target.