Marc Boulangé

Title: Marc Boulangé and Robocath’s Catheter-Robotics Innovations.

Introduction

Marc Boulangé is an inventor based in La Gaillarde, France, whose work focuses on mechanisms for controlling flexible medical instruments. He is associated with Robocath and has 2 patents.

Latest Patents

Boulangé’s listed patents address the precise movement and support of flexible instruments used in catheter robotics.

“System for Rotationally and Translationally Driving an Elongate Flexible Medical Instrument” describes a drive system that moves a flexible medical instrument both along its length and around its main axis. Two rollers cooperate to provide these movements, with each roller coupled to its own shaft.

“Drive Module of Elongate Flexible Medical Device of Catheter Robot” describes a module with independent drive units that carry pad holders. Its linkage uses a drive crossmember, a pad-holder crossmember, and two connecting rods arranged as a deformable parallelogram. This structure helps prevent unwanted rotation of the pad holder while enabling controlled movement.

Career Highlights

Boulangé’s patent work reflects an engineering focus on drive systems and mechanical linkages for catheter robots. The inventions address challenges in controlling flexible medical devices, including coordinated rotational and translational movement and stable pad-holder positioning.

Collaborations

Boulangé is associated with Robocath. His listed coworker is Benoît Hoefler.

Conclusion

Marc Boulangé’s patents contribute mechanical approaches to precise instrument control in catheter robotics, combining coordinated motion with structures designed to maintain stability.