Remotely controlled catheter insertion system
AssigneeCatheter Robotics Inc.
InventorsTodd J. Cohen, Dara McMahon, Robert C. Royce, Jr.
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Abstract
A system for remotely controlling the positioning within the body of a patient of an elongated medical device optionally having a control handle, comprises a robotic system and a remote controller configured to control the robotic device. The robotic system comprises a handle controller; a sled member coupled to the handle controller, the sled member being configured to position the medical device within the body of the patient; and a sled base configured to advance the sled member towards the body of a patient, the sled bed being coupled to a sterile barrier effective to maintain sterility inside the sled base. A medical device introducer is effective to guide the elongated medical device into a patient's body.
Claims45
A system for remote positioning within the body of a patient of a catheter having a proximal portion, the system comprising:
- a tele-robotic device comprising:
- a handle controller configured to receive the proximal portion of the catheter;
- a sled member coupled to the handle controller;
- a longitudinally-extending sled base configured to advance the sled member longitudinally along a longitudinally-extending guide towards the body of the patient;
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- a longitudinally-extending sterile barrier positioned on the sled base and comprising a resealable delivery channel configured to receive and guide the catheter, the resealable delivery channel comprising a longitudinally-extending recess dimensioned to accept the catheter and having an opening above the recess comprising a pair of resealable lips configured to provide an entry for the catheter to be pressed into and fed into the recess;
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- a remote controller configured to receive user input commands and send control commands to the tele-robotic device.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.