Patent ID: 9539416
Date: 2017-01-10
CPC Classifications: A61B,A61M

Claim:
1. A system for traversing an arterial occlusion in an artery comprising: a housing sized to fit in a palm of a user; a rotary actuator comprising: a cylindrical member, configured to be rotationally coupled to the drive tube, such that a distal tip of the cylindrical member may be delivered to a location adjacent an arterial occlusion when the cylindrical member is coupled to the drive tube; and wherein the housing is configured to be grasped by a hand of the user such that the manipulation member may be moved with the thumb of the hand of the user to rotate the drive tube, thereby causing rotation and an accompanying variable axial impact of the distal tip of the cylindrical member against the arterial occlusion when the distal tip is adjacent the arterial occlusion.