ROBOTIC CATHETER SYSTEM

摘要

The apparatus of one embodiment of the present invention is comprised of a flexible sheath instrument (Pig. 500, Nr. 30), a flexible guide instrument (18), and a tool (800, 801, etc .). The flexible sheath instrument comprises a first instrument base (Fig. 500, Nr. 46) removably coupleable to an instrument driver and defines a sheath instrument working lumen. The flexible guide instrument comprises a second instrument base (48) removably coupleable to the instrument driver and is threaded through the sheath instrument working lumen. The guide instrument also defines a guide instrument working lumen. The tool is threaded through the guide instrument working lumen. For this embodiment of the apparatus, the sheath instrument and guide instrument are independently controllable relative to each other.