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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 26, 2016
Filed:
Dec. 09, 2010
Kulbir S. Sandhu, Fremont, CA (US);
Devanshi Shah, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Venkata Adusumilli, Santa Clara, CA (US);
John A. Hauck, Shoreview, MN (US);
Eric S. Olson, Maplewood, MN (US);
Mark B. Kirschenman, Waverly, MN (US);
Kulbir S. Sandhu, Fremont, CA (US);
Devanshi Shah, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Venkata Adusumilli, Santa Clara, CA (US);
John A. Hauck, Shoreview, MN (US);
Eric S. Olson, Maplewood, MN (US);
Mark B. Kirschenman, Waverly, MN (US);
St. Jude Medical, Atrial Fibrillation Division, Inc., St. Paul, MN (US);
Abstract
A robotic catheter system includes a robotic controller; a robotic manipulator; and in input controller. The input controller includes communication circuitry configured to receive a signal from a user input device; memory having stored therein a plurality of device drivers associated with a different type of input device or a differently configured input device; and a processor configured to recognize an input device connected with the communications circuitry, load a device driver according to the recognized input device, initialize the input device, and/or one of reject and notify an end user, and deliver an image to a display or graphical user interface.