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

Claim 0:
1. An apparatus, comprising:
a cart movable from a first location to a second location near a patient, the cart including (1) a surface configured to support an arm of the patient and (2) a vertical adjustment element configured to adjust a distance between the surface and a ground supporting the cart;
a manipulation device configured to releasably couple to a cartridge including a needle, a catheter, and a guidewire that are coaxially disposed with respect to each other;
a plurality of linear actuators;
a plurality of motors each configured to operably couple to one or more of the needle, the catheter, and the guidewire to selectively drive movement of the one or more of the needle, the catheter, and the guidewire, when the manipulation device is coupled to the cartridge, each of the plurality of motors being configured to drive a different one of the plurality of linear actuators to linearly advance 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 the single 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 in the arm when the arm is supported on the surface of the cart.