Drive assembly for use in a robotic control and guidance system
First Claim
1. A medical device cartridge for use in a robotically controlled medical device guidance system, comprising:
- an outer housing; and
a rotatable medical device assembly disposed within said outer housing, said rotatable medical device assembly comprising;
an elongate medical device having a proximal end and a distal end;
an inner housing having a first end, a second end, and a longitudinal axis extending therethrough, wherein said proximal end of said elongate medical device is disposed within said inner housing and said outer housing, and said inner housing further comprises an opening disposed in said first end thereof through which said elongate medical device extends outwardly from said inner housing in an axial direction relative to said longitudinal axis; and
a drive interface coupled with said inner housing and configured to be operatively engaged with a drive system of a manipulation base in the robotically controlled medical device guidance system to impart rotational movement onto said rotatable medical device assembly about said longitudinal axis of said housing whereby said inner housing rotates relative to said outer housing;
wherein said outer housing and said rotatable medical device assembly are configured for coextensive longitudinal movement along said longitudinal axis by a manipulator assembly to effect longitudinal movement of said elongate medical device.
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Abstract
A drive assembly for use in a robotic control and guidance system comprises a cartridge having an outer housing and a rotatable medical device assembly disposed therein. The rotatable assembly includes a medical device having proximal and distal ends, and a housing having first and second ends, and a longitudinal axis extending therethrough. The proximal end of the medical device is disposed within the housing, and the housing further comprises an opening through which the medical device extends outwardly from said housing. The rotatable assembly further comprises a drive interface coupled with the housing. The drive assembly further comprises a manipulation base comprising a mounting plate onto which the cartridge is removably attached, and a drive system mounted to the mounting plate. The drive system is configured to operatively engage the cartridge drive interface and to impart rotational movement onto the rotatable assembly through the drive interface.
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1. A medical device cartridge for use in a robotically controlled medical device guidance system, comprising:
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an outer housing; and a rotatable medical device assembly disposed within said outer housing, said rotatable medical device assembly comprising; an elongate medical device having a proximal end and a distal end; an inner housing having a first end, a second end, and a longitudinal axis extending therethrough, wherein said proximal end of said elongate medical device is disposed within said inner housing and said outer housing, and said inner housing further comprises an opening disposed in said first end thereof through which said elongate medical device extends outwardly from said inner housing in an axial direction relative to said longitudinal axis; and a drive interface coupled with said inner housing and configured to be operatively engaged with a drive system of a manipulation base in the robotically controlled medical device guidance system to impart rotational movement onto said rotatable medical device assembly about said longitudinal axis of said housing whereby said inner housing rotates relative to said outer housing; wherein said outer housing and said rotatable medical device assembly are configured for coextensive longitudinal movement along said longitudinal axis by a manipulator assembly to effect longitudinal movement of said elongate medical device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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