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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 19, 2018
Filed:
Sep. 05, 2014
Catheter Precision, Inc., Ledgewood, NJ (US);
Robert Pacheco, Bayside, NY (US);
Steve Foley, Kerrville, TX (US);
David Jenkins, Budd Lake, NJ (US);
Brandon D. Guarino, Howard Beach, NY (US);
CATHETER PRECISION, INC., Ledgewood, NJ (US);
Abstract
Various embodiments enable an introducer for a catheter to be rotated around an axis and/or traversed backward and/or forward along the axis. In various embodiments, positioning of an introducer may be enabled by an introducer support configured to be rotated around an axis and/or extended or retracted along the axis. The introducer may be manually operated and/or operated by motors in a nose cone of a catheter positioning system. In various embodiments, a portion of the introducer support may be configured to flex. In other embodiment, positioning of an introducer may be enabled by an adjustable nose cone of a catheter positioning system.