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APPARATUS SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR FLUSHING GAS FROM A CATHETER OF A ROBOTIC CATHETER SYSTEM

  • US 20110152883A1
  • Filed: 03/02/2011
  • Published: 06/23/2011
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/19/2007
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An apparatus for sealingly engaging a working instrument configure for insertion into a robotically controllable guide catheter, the apparatus comprising:

  • a chamber body having a proximal end configured for receiving the working instrument and a distal end configured for interfacing with a proximal end of the guide catheter, wherein the working instrument includes an elongate body that can be advanced through a lumen defined by the chamber body and into a lumen defined by the guide catheter;

    a fastener coupled to the proximal end of the chamber body and configured to removably secure the working instrument within the chamber body lumen; and

    a plurality of compliant spacer elements positioned in the chamber body to provide a fluid tight seal along a portion of the elongate body of the working instrument located within the chamber body.

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