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Catheter system

  • US 9,402,977 B2
  • Filed: 06/11/2013
  • Issued: 08/02/2016
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/06/2008
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A robotic catheter system, the system comprising:

  • a housing;

    a drive assembly coupled to the housing and configured to impart movement to a guide wire; and

    a release structure permitting the drive assembly to be decoupled and removed from the housing without removing the guide wire from a patient;

    wherein the drive assembly engages the guide wire intermediate a proximal end and a distal end of the guide wire.

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