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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 29, 2016
Filed:
May. 09, 2013
Applicant:
Merit Medical Systems, Inc., South Jordan, UT (US);
Inventors:
Brian Stevens, Plesant Grove, UT (US);
Gregg Stuart Sutton, Maple Grove, MN (US);
Eric Joseph Dille, Eden Prairie, MN (US);
Assignee:
Merit Medical Systems, Inc., South Jordan, UT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16H 1/46 (2006.01); A61B 17/16 (2006.01); A61B 19/00 (2006.01); A61M 25/09 (2006.01); A61M 25/01 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 25/09041 (2013.01); A61M 25/0113 (2013.01); A61B 17/1622 (2013.01); A61B 17/1624 (2013.01); A61B 19/30 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00469 (2013.01); A61M 25/013 (2013.01); A61M 2025/09116 (2013.01); F16H 1/46 (2013.01);
Abstract
Torque devices are disclosed for controlling insertion of medical devices into a lumen of a patient. The torque devices allow for modulation of the speed of rotation of the medical devices. Methods related to the torque devices are also disclosed.