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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 08, 2015
Filed:
Nov. 08, 2013
Applicant:
Hansen Medical, Inc., Mountain View, CA (US);
Inventors:
Assignee:
HANSEN MEDICAL, INC., Mountain View, CA (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 19/08 (2006.01); A61B 19/00 (2006.01); A61B 19/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 19/081 (2013.01); A61B 19/10 (2013.01); A61B 19/2203 (2013.01); A61B 19/38 (2013.01); A61B 2019/4868 (2013.01); Y10T 74/19967 (2015.01);
Abstract
The invention relates generally to robotically controlled systems, such as medical robotic systems. In one variation, a robotic catheter system is configured with a sterile barrier capable for transmitting a rotary force from a drive system on one side of the barrier to surgical tool on the other side of the sterile barrier for performing minimally invasive diagnostic and therapeutic procedures. Modularized drive systems for robotics are also disclosed herein.