Introducer support for a catheter positioning system
AssigneeCatheter Precision, Inc.
InventorsRobert Pacheco, Steve Foley, David Jenkins, Brandon D. Guarino
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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.
Claims6
A introducer support configured for supporting an introducer for a catheter positioning system, comprising:
- a hollow inner cylindrical body having an attachment end configured to be secured in a nose cone of the catheter positioning system;
- and
- a hollow outer cylindrical body encircling the inner cylindrical body, an end of the outer cylindrical body opposite the attachment end comprising a clamp configured to hold an introducer,
- wherein:
- the outer cylindrical body is slidably configured to rotate around the inner cylindrical body to rotate the clamp around an axis of the introducer support;
- and
- the outer cylindrical body is slidably configured to slide along the inner cylindrical body to extend or retract the clamp along the axis of the introducer support.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.