Patent ID: 11903663
Assignee: HYPERION SURGICAL, INC.
Field: Audio-visual technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC A  H | IPC A

Claim 19:
20. An apparatus, comprising:
a cart movable from a first location to a second location near a patient, the cart including a platform and a vertical adjustment element configured to adjust a distance between the platform and a ground supporting the cart;
a plurality of linear actuators disposed parallel to one another, each linear actuator from the plurality of linear actuators configured to couple to at least one of a needle, a catheter, and a guidewire to linearly advance the at least one of the needle, the catheter, and the guidewire;
a manipulation device including a plurality of motors each operably coupled to a different one of the plurality of linear actuators, the plurality of motors configured to rotationally drive the plurality of linear actuators to selectively move the at least one of the needle, the catheter, and the guidewire, the plurality of motors including a single motor that is coupled to a single linear actuator from the plurality of linear actuators to drive that linear actuator to advance at least two of the needle, the catheter, and the guidewire; and
a robotic arm having a first end mounted to the cart and a second end coupled to the manipulation device, the robotic arm having a plurality of segments joined together via a plurality of joints such that the robotic arm can be moved to position the needle, the catheter, and the guidewire for insertion into a target vessel.