Stephen T. Foley,David Jenkins,Robert C. Royce, JR.,Robert M. Locke,Luiz Pivotto
申请号:
US13078663
公开号:
US20120078080A1
申请日:
2011.04.01
申请国别(地区):
US
年份:
2012
代理人:
摘要:
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 patients body.