Neptune Medical Inc.

Capstan Medical Inc.

Moon Surgical Sas

Neal Tanner

David Paul Noonan

Ritwik Ummalaneni

Peter W Gregg

Ehsan Basafa

Nicolas Linard

Jad Fayad

Victoria Cheng-Tan Wu

Spencer J Witte

James M Hayes

Evelyn Hayes

Daniel T Wallace

Travis Schuh

Aren Hill

Afshan S Chandani

Jeffery Byron Alvarez

Pressure control systems/sub-systems that improve an operation and safety of dynamically rigidizing devices may control an application of pressure to rigidize/de-rigidize a pressure-rigidizing medical device. Described herein are apparatuses and methods for rigidizing and maintaining rigidization using over-pressurized, transient pulses for the pressure-rigidizing medical device. The apparatuses and methods may rigidize and/or de-rigidize more rapidly and effectively.

Pressure rigidization apparatuses and methods

Apparatuses and methods for deploying and/or controlling movement of flexible tubular members such as endoscopes, using a sliding link assembly to support the flexible tubular member. For example, these apparatuses may include a base, a link assembly connected to the base and comprising: a plurality of links that are vertically adjacent to each other, in which adjacent pairs of links are each slidably coupled together by opposing flexible bands that extend around a cylindrical surface of a shuttle. A linear drive may drive extension and retraction of the links by engaging with just one shuttle of the link assembly.

Telescoping robot

A system for delivery of cardiac implants includes a catheter having a handle assembly including a cable control assembly. The handle assembly further includes a tubular body assembly extending distally from the handle assembly and deflectable by operation of the cable control assembly. The system also includes a robot having a linear displacement platform and a carriage coupled to the linear displacement platform. The carriage includes a drive motor assembly and is at least one of linearly displaceable along the linear displacement platform and rotatable relative to the linear displacement platform. The handle assembly is coupled to the carriage such that the cable control assembly interfaces with the drive motor assembly of the carriage to facilitate operation of the cable control assembly by the robot.

Robotic delivery system for cardiac implants

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Neal Tanner