Input device for controlling a catheter

US10123843B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Auris Health, Inc. · US

Inventors

• Serena H. Wong · Mountain View, US
• Richard W. Henderson · Fremont, US
• June Park · San Jose, US
• Sean P. Walker · Mountain View, US
• Jason Hsu · Mountain View, US
• Kamini Balaji · Sunnyvale, US
• Leena Kadakia · Foster City, US
• Kiran Murthy · Sunnyvale, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Dec 29, 2016
• Grant date: Nov 13, 2018
• Expiry date: Mar 3, 2037

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A61M2205/505
• WIPO field: Medical technology
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

An input device includes a plurality of orientation blocks each representing a portion of a catheter assembly and a controller configured to determine an orientation of the plurality of orientation blocks relative to one another. The controller is further configured to output a control signal that causes a tip of a catheter assembly to adopt the orientation determined by the controller. A system includes an actuator configured to manipulate a position and orientation of the catheter assembly. The controller of the input device is configured to output a control signal to the actuator to make a tip of a catheter assembly adopt the orientation determined by the controller. The input device can be virtually represented on a computing device.