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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 08, 2026
Filed:
Jan. 13, 2023
Applicant:
Medtronic Vascular, Inc., Santa Rosa, CA (US);
Inventors:
Luke Hughes, Galway, IE;
Aram Jamous, Athenry, IE;
Assignee:
MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC., Santa Rosa, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/3207 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01); A61B 17/32 (2006.01); A61B 90/00 (2016.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/320758 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00039 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00398 (2013.01); A61B 2017/320004 (2013.01); A61B 2090/064 (2016.02); A61B 2090/066 (2016.02);
Abstract
A tissue-removing catheter includes a torque sensor that senses torque from a motor acting on a component of the catheter. A linear force sensor senses a linear force from the advancer acting on a component of the catheter. A controller is in operative communication with the motor, the torque sensor, and the linear force sensor. The controller controls a speed of the motor based on the sensed torque and the sensed linear force during operation of the tissue-removing catheter. The linear force sensor may sense linear force imparted on a liner of the catheter.