发明名称 Control system for medical devices and related methods of use
摘要 A system for controlling a medical device includes a shaft rotatable about a longitudinal axis and a plurality of arms extending radially outwards from the shaft. Each arm includes an inward end positioned near the shaft and an outward end. The system also includes a collapsible pulley formed from a plurality of pulley pieces. At least one of the pulley pieces is slidably mounted on at least one of the plurality of arms and has a surface configured to receive at least one control element. The system further includes at least one biasing member located between the shaft and the at least one slidably-mounted pulley piece.
申请公布号 US9462931(B2) 申请公布日期 2016.10.11
申请号 US201414196660 申请日期 2014.03.04
申请人 Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc. 发明人 Greig Robinson;Bean Jeffrey;Zephir Kevin
分类号 A61B1/00;A61B1/005;A61M25/01 主分类号 A61B1/00
代理机构 Bookoff McAndrews, PLLC 代理人 Bookoff McAndrews, PLLC
主权项 1. A system for controlling a steerable medical device, the system comprising: a shaft rotatable about a longitudinal axis; a plurality of arms extending radially outwards from the shaft, each arm including an inward end positioned near the shaft and an outward end; a collapsible pulley formed from a plurality of pulley pieces, wherein at least one of the pulley pieces is slidably mounted on at least one of the plurality of arms and has a surface configured to receive at least one control element; and at least one biasing member located between the shaft and the at least one slidably-mounted pulley piece, wherein a distal end of the at least one control element is connected to a distal end of the steerable medical device.
地址 Maple Grove MN US