Torque shaft and torque shaft drive

US8376865B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• CardiacMD, Inc.

Inventors

• David C. Forster · Menlo Park, US
• Brian Beckey · Woodside, US
• Brandon G. Walsh · Syracuse, US
• Scott Heneveld · Whitmore, US
• Alex T. Roth · Redwood City, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Jun 19, 2007
• Grant date: Feb 19, 2013
• Expiry date: Aug 4, 2028

Classification

• Technology area (CPC Y): Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
• CPC primary: Y10T403/7045
• WIPO field: Medical technology
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

Torque shafts and other related systems and methods are described herein. The torque shafts are both flexible and capable of transmitting torque. The torque shafts are useful for procedures that require torque and pushability to drive or deploy a device. The flexibility and pushability of the torque shafts enable them to curve along a tortuous path, and the torque transferring capability of the shafts enable them to transmit torque along the shaft.