Patent ID: 11944768
Assignee: WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 9:
10. A catheter tip for a catheter assembly, the catheter assembly including a main body having an end portion positionable within a fluid filled space in a portion of a body, the catheter tip comprising:
a housing having a cavity defined therein; and
a rotating element positioned within the cavity, the rotating element connectable to the end portion of the main body such that rotation of the rotating element results in at least one of rotational and linear movement, relative to the housing which has no movement imparted to it, of the end portion of the main body within the fluid filled space, wherein rotation of the rotating element within the cavity and relative to the housing imparts rotational motion in the end portion of the main body within the fluid filled space, wherein the rotating element is semicircular in shape and positioned such that the rotating element freely rotates relative to the housing upon movement of the portion of the body.