Patent ID: 8591422

Claim:
An apparatus, comprising: a motor drive unit; a catheter configured and arranged to be inserted into a lumen of a patient body; a connector configured and arranged to connect the motor drive unit to the catheter, the connector comprising a first connector unit comprising at least one electrical contact, at least one groove in a surface of the first connector unit, and at least one sloping section formed in the surface of the first connector unit, each of the at least one sloping section sloping to a one of the at least one groove, and a second connector unit comprising a lumen configured and arranged for receiving at least a portion of the first connector unit, at least one electrical contact configured and arranged for coupling to the at least one electrical contact of the first connector unit, and at least one mating feature, wherein each of the at least one mating feature is sized to fit within, and mate with, a one of the at least one groove of the first connector unit, wherein the connector is configured to be rotatable when the first and second connector units are mated and rotational movement is provided from the motor drive unit, thereby rotating the connector and at least a portion of the catheter.