Passive control system for an everting sheath
AssigneeUniversity of Washington
InventorsBlake HANNAFORD, Andrew LEWIS
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AssigneeUniversity of Washington
InventorsBlake HANNAFORD, Andrew LEWIS
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Apparatuses, systems, and methods are disclosed for regulating an eversion process in everting sheath systems to avoid uncontrolled deployment of the sheath. The sheath system includes a reel and a sheath stored thereon, where the sheath is capable of everting from a retracted position to an extended position as the reel rotates about a rotational axis. The rotational characteristics of the reel are controlled by a torque mechanism operable to directly or indirectly apply a passive torque to the reel to adjust a rate at which the sheath is released from the reel as the sheath everts from the retracted position to the extended position.
An everting sheath system comprising:
An everting sheath system comprising:
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