Flexible instrument
US7713190B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 14, 2007 |
| Grant date | May 11, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 11, 2027 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B2090/506
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A method of performing a medical procedure on a patient comprises conveying control signals from a remote controller to a drive unit, intravenously introducing the catheter into a heart of the patient (e.g., via the vena cava into the right atrium), and creating a puncture within a wall between two chambers (e.g., the left and right atria) of the heart. The method further comprises creating a puncture within a wall between two chambers of the heart, and operating the drive unit in accordance with the control signals to advance a working catheter within the guide catheter through the puncture.
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