AUTOMATED NEEDLE INSERTION MECHANISM

摘要

A device is provided for automatically inserting a catheter or other medical implement into a patient. An imaging module (100) identifies a selected point of insertion on the patient. A manipulator module (200) positions a catheter or medical implement at the desired position with respect to the selected point of insertion on the patient. A catheter insertion module (300) or implement insertion module (350) inserts the medical instrument into the patient to complete the desired tasks.