Robotic catheter system

US9168356B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Corindus, Inc. · US

Inventors

• Tal Wenderow · Newton, US
• Thomas Bromander · Andover, US
• James J. Kennedy, III · Mont Vernon, US
• Stanley O. Thompson · New Boston, US
• Jon Taylor · Groton, US
• Jeffrey Lightcap · Charleston, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Nov 25, 2009
• Grant date: Oct 27, 2015
• Expiry date: Nov 1, 2033

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A61B2034/301
• WIPO field: Medical technology
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

A catheter system including a housing and a drive mechanism supported by the housing is provided. The drive mechanism includes an engagement structure configured to engage and to impart movement to a catheter device. The engagement structure defines a path for the catheter device, and the engagement structure is moveable between an engaged position in which the engagement structure engages the catheter device and a disengaged position in which the engagement structure does not engage the catheter device. The catheter system includes a biasing element configured to bias the engagement structure toward the engaged position, and the biasing element is aligned generally parallel to the path defined by the engagement structure.