Patent ID: 11872056
Assignee: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 7:
8. An intravascular steering device, comprising:
a housing including a proximal portion and a distal portion, wherein the distal portion includes an opening sized and shaped to receive an intravascular device;
a steering controller coupled to the housing and configured to receive a first user input;
processor in communication with the steering controller, the processor configured to generate an actuation signal based on a code architecture stored in a memory for execution by the processor, wherein the actuation signal corresponds to an automated control comprising a sequence of predetermined actions to be performed by the intravascular device, wherein the code architecture comprises a script describing the sequence of predetermined actions, wherein the sequence of predetermined actions to be performed comprises at least one of a return home function, a return to stored position function, or an automated mapping function,
wherein the script, when executed by the processor, directs the processor to electronically disable the first user input from the steering controller during a time period between receipt of a second user input to execute the automated control and completion of the automated control such that, during the time period, the processor is configured to provide only the actuation signal; and
an actuator positioned within the housing and in communication with the processor such that the actuator receives the actuation signal from the processor, the actuator configured to interface with the intravascular device based on the actuation signal to steer the intravascular device,
wherein the housing is sized and shaped for grasping by a hand of a user while the sequence of predetermined actions is performed.