ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 8 -- United States Patent no. 12,433,693, issued on Oct. 7, was assigned to SyncRobotix Inc. (Los Gatos, Calif.).
"Rotary and linear actuated robotic catheter steering system" was invented by Gregory P. Schmitz (Los Gatos, Calif.) and Paul Andrew Doyle (San Jose, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A catheter driving system is configured to navigate various medical catheters through complex narrow tissue openings or between organs and tissue planes, which may include lung bronchi pathway openings of 3 millimeters or less. These catheters may comprise one or more sections and optional steering cables. The catheter driving device comprises at least one rotary actuator co...