System and method for inertial magnetic resonance elastography driver for use with interventional medical device

A driver system for performing a magnetic resonance elastography (MRE) procedure using an MRI system together with a medical device performing an interventional medical procedure, the driver system receiving a driving power from a driving power source, the driver system comprising:

• a housing defining a passage configured to receive a medical device extending there through, and the housing defining an internal chamber;
• a port connected to the housing and configured to receive the driving power from the driving power source, and the port being in fluid communication with the internal chamber to deliver the driving power to the internal chamber;
• an inertial driver arranged within the internal chamber and configured to connect to the medical device and to be moved by the driving power;
• wherein the inertial driver is configured to impart oscillatory motion to the medical device as the inertial driver is moved by the driving power, wherein the oscillatory motion imparted by the inertial driver is configured to travel along the medical device as a waveguide to deliver the oscillatory motion to tissue engaged with the medical device to perform the MRE procedure.

A driver system for performing a magnetic resonance elastography (MRE) procedure using an MRI system together with a medical device performing a interventional medical procedure, the driver system receiving a driving power from a driving power source, the driver system comprising:

• a housing having an enclosure wall;
• a port located in the housing and configured to receive the driving power;
• an inertial driver supported by the enclosure wall and configured to be moved relative to the enclosure wall by the driving power;
• a passage formed in the housing and extending along a longitudinal axis through the housing and the inertial driver;
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• wherein the inertial driver is configured to receive the medical device in the passage and along the longitudinal axis and engage a portion of the medical device to impart oscillatory motion to the medical device as the inertial driver is moved relative to the enclosure wall by the driving power, wherein the oscillatory motion imparted by the inertial driver is configured to travel along the medical device as a waveguide to deliver the oscillatory motion to tissue engaged with the medical device to perform the MRE procedure.