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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 10, 2020
Filed:
Sep. 16, 2016
Applicant:
Corindus, Inc., Waltham, MA (US);
Inventor:
Christopher Zirps, Sharon, MA (US);
Assignee:
CORINDUS, INC., Waltham, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 25/01 (2006.01); A61B 34/20 (2016.01); A61M 25/09 (2006.01); A61B 34/30 (2016.01); A61B 34/00 (2016.01); A61B 34/35 (2016.01); A61B 46/10 (2016.01); A61F 2/958 (2013.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01); A61F 2/95 (2013.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 25/09041 (2013.01); A61B 34/20 (2016.02); A61B 34/30 (2016.02); A61B 34/35 (2016.02); A61B 34/73 (2016.02); A61B 34/74 (2016.02); A61B 46/10 (2016.02); A61F 2/958 (2013.01); A61M 25/0127 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00477 (2013.01); A61B 2034/2059 (2016.02); A61B 2034/301 (2016.02); A61F 2002/9517 (2013.01); A61M 2025/09108 (2013.01);
Abstract
A robotic catheter system includes a drive mechanism comprising a drive which interacts with a catheter device to cause the catheter device to move along its axis. An encoder assembly detects the motion of the catheter device by a magnetic interaction with the catheter device.