Patent ID: 11944400
Assignee: nan
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 0:
1. A robotic system for angioplasty and endoluminar surgery, comprising: a console, comprising joysticks and buttons;
an actuator for placement near a patient comprising at least three motors, the actuator configured to control three degrees of actuation of the at least three motors; and
a nose disposable element configured to come into contact with at least one of a catheter and a guide wire, thereby forcing rotation, advancement, and retrieval of the catheter or the guide wire within an artery or a vein of the patient;
wherein the console may be driven by the joysticks and the buttons to move the catheter or the guide wire;
wherein the actuator comprises at least three gears maintained coaxial by gears placed both externally and internally and separated by suitable bearings, of which a front one of the at least three gears holds the nose disposable element and a couple of bevel gears that are fixed to spur gears meshing with internal teeth of a second one and a third one of the at least three gears, and mesh with bevel gears of the nose disposable element such that turning the second one and the third one of the at least three gears will cause rotation of the bevel gears;
wherein, while rotating at a same speed, the at least three gears will rotate the nose disposable element but not the bevel gears; and
wherein the console is configured to compute and record amounts of the rotation, advancement, and retrieval.