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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 10, 2026
Filed:
Aug. 01, 2023
Auris Health, Inc., Santa Clara, CA (US);
Jiayi Lin, San Mateo, CA (US);
Chauncey F. Graetzel, Palo Alto, CA (US);
John Young, San Mateo, CA (US);
Auris Health, Inc., Santa Clara, CA (US);
Abstract
Systems, devices, and methods for evaluating and/or removing slack in an elongate shaft of a medical instrument are discussed herein. For example, an instrument feeder device can be configured to engage with the elongate shaft to facilitate axial motion of the elongate shaft. An amount of slack between the instrument feeder device and an instrument handle of the medical instrument can be determined. Further, slack in the elongate shaft can be removed by moving the instrument handle in a direction away from the instrument feeder device and/or controlling the instrument feeder device to insert the elongate shaft.