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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 06, 2026
Filed:
Feb. 27, 2020
Epgear, Llc, Draper, UT (US);
Thomas Jared Bunch, Farmington, UT (US);
Troy J. Orr, Draper, UT (US);
EPGear, LLC, Draper, UT (US);
Abstract
A secondary manipulator device for positioning a distal portion of an elongated medical instrument inside a patient is disclosed. The secondary manipulator device includes a retaining member having a channel configured to receive therein an intermediate portion of the elongated medical instrument. The retaining member can include a lock comprising a seat against which the elongated medical instrument can rest and a resiliently deformable retention arm that is movable relative to the seat. The lock, when in the securing state, can retain the intermediate portion within the channel to allow translating and/or rotating of the distal portion.