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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 10, 2017
Filed:
Oct. 08, 2015
Applicant:
Corindus, Inc., Waltham, MA (US);
Inventors:
Christopher Zirps, Sharon, MA (US);
Tal Wenderow, Newton, MA (US);
John Murphy, North Reading, MA (US);
Assignee:
Corindus, Inc., Waltham, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 25/01 (2006.01); A61M 25/09 (2006.01); A61B 90/00 (2016.01); A61B 34/30 (2016.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 25/0113 (2013.01); A61B 34/30 (2016.02); A61M 25/0116 (2013.01); A61M 25/0147 (2013.01); A61M 25/09041 (2013.01); A61B 2034/301 (2016.02); A61B 2090/3764 (2016.02);
Abstract
A drive mechanism for a robotic catheter system including a first engagement surface and a second engagement surface is provided. The first engagement surface and second engagement surface are configured to engage a catheter device to allow the drive mechanism to impart motion to the catheter device. The first engagement surface is textured to facilitate gripping between the first engagement surface and the catheter device.