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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 24, 2010
Filed:
May. 19, 2006
Applicants:
James J. Frassica, Chelmsford, MA (US);
Robert E. Ailinger, Norwood, MA (US);
Inventors:
James J. Frassica, Chelmsford, MA (US);
Robert E. Ailinger, Norwood, MA (US);
Assignee:
Spirus Medical, Inc., Stoughton, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 27/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A camera assembly for positioning within a bodily passageway, including a camera, a catheter adapted to retain the camera, and a rotary coupling interconnecting the catheter and the camera. The catheter is provided with helically-wound threads thereon. The rotary coupling permits the catheter to rotate and thereby move axially while the camera remains rotationally stationary.