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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 01, 2019
Filed:
Apr. 27, 2018
Applicant:
Corindus, Inc., Waltham, MA (US);
Inventors:
Steven J. Blacker, Framingham, MA (US);
Christopher Zirps, Sharon, MA (US);
Assignee:
CORINDUS, INC., Waltham, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 25/01 (2006.01); A61M 25/09 (2006.01); A61M 25/00 (2006.01); A61B 34/30 (2016.01); A61B 90/00 (2016.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 25/0113 (2013.01); A61B 34/30 (2016.02); A61M 25/0009 (2013.01); A61M 25/09 (2013.01); A61M 25/09041 (2013.01); A61B 2034/301 (2016.02); A61B 2090/3937 (2016.02); A61B 2090/3954 (2016.02); A61M 25/0021 (2013.01); A61M 25/0045 (2013.01); A61M 2025/006 (2013.01); A61M 2025/09108 (2013.01); A61M 2025/09133 (2013.01);
Abstract
An elongated medical device with a modified drive surface for use with a drive mechanism of a robotic system includes an elongate body having a distal portion configured to navigate the lumen of a human body channel and a proximate portion having a surface different from that of the distal portion and adapted to better interact with the driving mechanism than the surface of the distal portion. The surface of the proximate portion may include at least one of an optical or a magnetic marker.