Torque shaft and torque shaft drive

DC Forster, B Beckey, B Walsh, S Heneveld… - US Patent …, 2013 - Google Patents
Torque shafts and other related systems and methods are described herein. The torque
shafts are both flexible and capable of transmitting torque. The torque shafts are useful for …

Robotic catheter manipulator assembly

MB Kirschenman - US Patent 8,317,744, 2012 - Google Patents
A robotic catheter manipulator assembly may include a support member including a catheter
manipulation base and a sheath manipulation base movable relative to each other and to …

Robotic catheter device cartridge

MB Kirschenman, TT Tegg - US Patent 8,684,962, 2014 - Google Patents
A robotic catheter device cartridge may include a finger or a slider block generally disposed
in a channel and engaged with a steering wire. The steering wire may control movement of a …

System and method for controlling a remote medical device guidance system in three-dimensions using gestures

ES Olson - US Patent 9,439,736, 2016 - Google Patents
A system for enabling a user to remotely control a robotic medical device system includes a
motion capture apparatus to capture motion of a user in a sensing volume and generate …

Direct drive endoscopy systems and methods

B Weitzner, PJ Smith, JB Golden, BJ Intoccia… - US Patent …, 2016 - Google Patents
Disclosed herein are various systems and methods for facilitating control of a tool or tools.
The systems can allow a user to control multiple degrees of freedom. One such system …

Intelligent input device controller for a robotic catheter system

KS Sandhu, D Shah, V Adusumilli, JA Hauck… - US Patent …, 2016 - Google Patents
A robotic catheter system includes a robotic controller; a robotic manipulator; and in input
controller. The input controller includes communication circuitry configured to receive a …

Robotic catheter system input device

MB Kirschenman, JA Hauck, JJ Song - US Patent 8,641,663, 2014 - Google Patents
(60) Provisional application No. 61/141.971, filed on Dec. device also includes a deflection
control element disposed on 31, 2008, provisional application No. 61/099,904, the handle …

Opto-Electronic illumination and vision module for endoscopy

M Farr - US Patent 8,602,971, 2013 - Google Patents
A6 IB I/06(2006.01) state or other compact electro-optic illuminating elements A6 IB
I/00(2006.01) located thereon. Additionally, such opto-electronic modules (52) US Cl. may …

Disposable endoscopic access device and portable display

A Farr, M Farr, C Togami - US Patent 8,827,899, 2014 - Google Patents
Various embodiments for providing removable, pluggable and disposable opto-electronic
modules for illumination and imaging for endoscopy or borescopy are provided for use with …

Intuitive user interface control for remote catheter navigation and 3D mapping and visualization systems

ES Olson, JA Hauck, NA Patronik… - US Patent …, 2018 - Google Patents
The present disclosure relates to a control system for user-guided robotic control of a
medical device and includes an electronic control unit, a computer-readable memory …