System and Methods for Advancing a Catheter
First Claim
1. An advancer system for moving an elongate medical device within a body, the system comprising:
- a drive unit having a motor, the drive unit configured to translate movement of the motor to the device so as to alternately advance and retract the device relative to the body; and
a user-operable control system configured to control the drive unit.
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Abstract
An advancer system is described for moving an elongate medical device within a body. The system includes a drive unit having a motor. The drive unit is configured to translate movement of the motor to the device so as to alternately advance and retract the device relative to the body. The advancer system also includes a user-operable control system configured to control the drive unit. The control system can interface with a magnetic navigation system. The above-described system allows an operating physician to control catheter advancement and retraction while remaining outside an x-ray imaging field. Thus the physician is freed from repeated x-ray exposure.
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28 Claims
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1. An advancer system for moving an elongate medical device within a body, the system comprising:
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a drive unit having a motor, the drive unit configured to translate movement of the motor to the device so as to alternately advance and retract the device relative to the body; and
a user-operable control system configured to control the drive unit. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 16, 17)
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11. An advancer system for moving an elongate medical device, such as a catheter within a body, the system comprising:
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a drive unit comprising a motor, the drive unit configured to translate movement of the motor to the device so as to move the device relative to the body;
a control system configured to control the drive unit; and
wherein the control system is operable by a user remote from a procedure site in which the body is positioned. - View Dependent Claims (12, 18)
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24. An advancer for moving an elongate medical device, the advancer comprising:
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a base having a slot with an open top and opposed sides therein;
a pair of opposed wheels on opposite sides of the slot to engage an elongate medical device;
a drive mechanism adapted to be connected to a motor, for turning at least one of the pair of opposed wheels;
a cover movably mounted on the base for movement between a loading position in which the top of the slot is open to allow a portion of the elongate medical device intermediate the ends to be inserted into the slot between the wheels, and a drive position in which the cover at least partially blocks the top of the slot to retain the medical device therein. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27)
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