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US 2026/0263176 A1Published application
Load sensing of elongated medical device in robotic actuation
AssigneeSiemens Healthineers Endovascular Robotics, Inc.
InventorsOmid Saber, Andrew Clark, Cameron Canale, Saeed Sokhanvar, Eric Klem
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Abstract
An apparatus includes a drive module having a drive module base component and a load-sensed component. An elongated medical device (EMD) is removably coupled to an isolated component. The isolated component is isolated from an external load other than an actual load acting on the EMD. The isolated component is removably coupled to the load-sensed component. A load sensor is secured to the drive module base component and the load-sensed component sensing the actual load acting on the EMD.
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An apparatus comprising:
- a drive module including a drive module base component and a load-sensed component;
- a cassette including a housing and an isolated component, the cassette being removably couplable to the drive module, and being configured to removably couple to an elongated medical device, wherein
- the isolated component is configured to isolate an actual load acting on the elongated medical device;
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- a load sensor secured to the drive module base component and the load-sensed component, the load sensor configured to sense the actual load acting on the elongated medical device, wherein
- the housing is configured to removably couple to the drive module base component, the isolated component is configured to removably couple to the load-sensed component, and the isolated component is positioned within, and separate from, the housing in at least one direction when the isolated component is coupled to the load-sensed component.
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