The invention comprises a cannula assembly kit for a trocar suitable for use in minimally
invasive surgery. The cannula assembly kit comprises a cannula and a pattern generating …

Methods and apparatuses provide improved navigation through tubular networks such as
lung airways by providing improved estimation of location and orientation information of a …

Methods and apparatuses provide improved navigation through tubular networks such as
lung airways by providing improved estimation of location and orientation information of a …

Methods and apparatuses provide improved navigation through tubular networks such as
lung airways by providing improved estimation of location and orientation information of a …

Robots have the capacity to perform a broad range of useful tasks, such as factory
automation, cleaning, delivery, assistive care, environmental monitoring and entertainment …

(57) ABSTRACT A robotic device may be operated by a learning controller comprising a
feature learning configured to determine con trol signal based on sensory input. An input …

Continuum robots and similar devices and methods and systems for controlling such
devices are provided. The devices can include rods comprising strips, that are pre-curved, or …

Abstract Systems and methods for introducing and driving flexible members in a patient's
body are described herein. In one embodiment, a robotic method includes positioning a …

(US); David CAMARILLO, San Systems and methods are described herein that improve con
Francisco, CA (US) trol of a shapeable or steerable instrument using shape data. Additional …

(57) ABSTRACT A robotic vehicle may be operated by a learning controller comprising a
trainable convolutional network configured to determine control signal based on sensory …