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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 14, 2020
Filed:
Jul. 28, 2016
Applicant:
Medtronic PS Medical, Inc., Fort Worth, TX (US);
Inventors:
Milton F. Barnes, Fort Worth, TX (US);
Thomas M. Meese, Louisville, CO (US);
Michael Vu, Grand Prairie, TX (US);
Vikram A. Garadi, Fort Worth, TX (US);
Zachary S. Heiliger, Nederland, CO (US);
Aayush Malla, Fort Worth, TX (US);
Assignee:
Medtronics PS Medical, Inc., Fort Worth, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 34/20 (2016.01); A61B 17/16 (2006.01); A61B 17/17 (2006.01); A61B 90/00 (2016.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 34/20 (2016.02); A61B 17/162 (2013.01); A61B 17/1622 (2013.01); A61B 17/1695 (2013.01); A61B 17/1703 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00398 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00477 (2013.01); A61B 2034/2051 (2016.02); A61B 2034/2055 (2016.02); A61B 2034/2072 (2016.02); A61B 2090/3983 (2016.02);
Abstract
Disclosed is a system to engage one or more tools. In the system a drive shaft and collet may be assembled to engage and disengage, selectively, a plurality of tools. Further, a tracking device may be used to track a location of at least a portion of the tool.