CONTROLLED ACTUATION AND DEPLOYMENT OF A MEDICAL DEVICE
First Claim
1. Apparatus for use with a portion of a body of a subject that undergoes cyclic motion, the apparatus comprising:
- a sensor for sensing a phase of the cyclic motion;
a tool at least a portion of which is configured to be moved with respect to the portion of the subject'"'"'s body; and
a tool modulator configured;
during a first phase of a first cycle of the cyclic motion, not to facilitate movement of the portion of the tool,subsequent to the first phase of the first cycle, in response to the sensor sensing that the first cycle of the cyclic motion is at a second phase thereof, to facilitate movement of the portion of the tool, andin a cycle subsequent to the first cycle, to facilitate movement of the portion of the tool, during the entire subsequent cycle;
an accumulation-facilitator configured, during the first phase of the first cycle, to facilitate an accumulation of energy in the accumulation facilitator; and
an accumulation-inhibitor configured to inhibit accumulation of energy in the accumulation-facilitator during the subsequent cycle, by actively inhibiting movement of at least a portion of the accumulation-facilitator.
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Abstract
Apparatus is described including a sensor that senses a phase of cyclic motion of a portion of a subject'"'"'s body. During a first phase of a first cycle of the cyclic motion, a tool modulator does not to facilitate movement of a tool with respect to the portion. Subsequent to the first phase, in response to the sensor sensing that the first cycle is at a second phase thereof, the modulator facilitates movement of the tool. In a cycle subsequent to the first cycle, the modulator facilitates movement of the tool, during the entire subsequent cycle. During the first phase of the first cycle, an accumulation-facilitator facilitates an accumulation of energy in the accumulation-facilitator. An accumulation-inhibitor inhibits accumulation of energy in the accumulation-facilitator during the subsequent cycle, by actively inhibiting movement of at least a portion of the accumulation-facilitator. Other embodiments are also described.
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31 Claims
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1. Apparatus for use with a portion of a body of a subject that undergoes cyclic motion, the apparatus comprising:
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a sensor for sensing a phase of the cyclic motion; a tool at least a portion of which is configured to be moved with respect to the portion of the subject'"'"'s body; and a tool modulator configured; during a first phase of a first cycle of the cyclic motion, not to facilitate movement of the portion of the tool, subsequent to the first phase of the first cycle, in response to the sensor sensing that the first cycle of the cyclic motion is at a second phase thereof, to facilitate movement of the portion of the tool, and in a cycle subsequent to the first cycle, to facilitate movement of the portion of the tool, during the entire subsequent cycle; an accumulation-facilitator configured, during the first phase of the first cycle, to facilitate an accumulation of energy in the accumulation facilitator; and an accumulation-inhibitor configured to inhibit accumulation of energy in the accumulation-facilitator during the subsequent cycle, by actively inhibiting movement of at least a portion of the accumulation-facilitator. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. Apparatus for use with a portion of a body of a subject that undergoes cyclic motion, the apparatus comprising:
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a sensor for sensing a phase of the cyclic motion; a tool at least a portion of which is configured to be moved with respect to the portion of the subject'"'"'s body; and a tool modulator configured; during a first phase of a first cycle of the cyclic motion, not to facilitate movement of the portion of the tool, subsequent to the first phase of the first cycle, in response to the sensor sensing that the first cycle of the cyclic motion is at a second phase thereof, to facilitate movement of the portion of the tool, and in a cycle subsequent to the first cycle, to facilitate movement of the portion of the tool, during the entire subsequent cycle; an accumulation facilitator configured, during the first phase of the first cycle, to facilitate an accumulation of energy in the accumulation facilitator; and an accumulation-bypass mechanism configured to cause the accumulation facilitator to be bypassed during the subsequent cycle. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. (canceled)
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14. Apparatus comprising:
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a sensor for sensing a phase of the cyclic activity; a tool configured to be deployed within a blood vessel of a subject; a balloon having a central portion disposed inside the tool and overhanging portions that are disposed outside the tool, the balloon configured to couple the tool to the blood vessel, by the balloon being inflated inside the tool while the balloon and the tool are inside the blood vessel; and a control unit configured, while the balloon and the tool are inside the blood vessel, to inflate the balloon such that at least one of the overhanging portions of the balloon becomes appositioned to an inner surface of the blood vessel, in response to the sensor sensing that the cyclic activity is at a given phase thereof. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16)
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28. Apparatus for use with a portion of a body of a subject that undergoes cyclic motion, the apparatus comprising:
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a sensor for sensing a phase of the cyclic motion; a tool at least a portion of which is configured to be moved with respect to the portion of the subject'"'"'s body; a tool-actuation element configured to actuate the tool to move; and a tool modulator configured; during a first phase of a first cycle of the cyclic motion, not to facilitate movement of the portion of the tool, subsequent to the first phase of the first cycle, in response to the sensor sensing that the first cycle of the cyclic motion is at a second phase thereof, to facilitate movement of the portion of the tool, and in a cycle subsequent to the first cycle, to facilitate movement of the portion of the tool, during the entire subsequent cycle; an accumulation-facilitator configured, during the first phase of the first cycle, to facilitate an accumulation of the tool-actuation element in the accumulation facilitator; and an accumulation-inhibitor configured to inhibit accumulation of the tool-actuation element in the accumulation-facilitator during the subsequent cycle, by actively inhibiting movement of at least a portion of the accumulation-facilitator. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30)
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