Thomas Bromander;Stanley O. Thompson;Jon B. Taylor;Tal Wenderow;James J. Kennedy, III;Jeffrey Lightcap
发明人:
Tal Wenderow,Thomas Bromander,James J. Kennedy, III,Stanley O. Thompson,Jon B. Taylor,Jeffrey Lightcap
申请号:
US12626525
公开号:
US09168356B2
申请日:
2009.11.25
申请国别(地区):
US
年份:
2015
代理人:
摘要:
A catheter system including a housing and a drive mechanism supported by the housing is provided. The drive mechanism includes an engagement structure configured to engage and to impart movement to a catheter device. The engagement structure defines a path for the catheter device, and the engagement structure is moveable between an engaged position in which the engagement structure engages the catheter device and a disengaged position in which the engagement structure does not engage the catheter device. The catheter system includes a biasing element configured to bias the engagement structure toward the engaged position, and the biasing element is aligned generally parallel to the path defined by the engagement structure.