Torque Devices
Patent application, 2018
Torque devices for navigating a guidewire through a body lumen are disclosed. The devices have a variable speed transmission design, including at least a first transmission region along a first position of the device, and a second transmission region along a second position of the device. The first and second transmission regions have different diameters, thereby allowing rotational control of the guidewire between at least two different stroke angles.
Inventor
Torbjörn Lundh
Chalmers, Mathematical Sciences, Applied Mathematics and Statistics
Oliver Aalami
Stanford University
Nathan Itoga
Stanford University
The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University (Stanford, CA, US)
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Subject Categories
Surgery
Clinical Medicine
Medical Equipment Engineering
Cardiac and Cardiovascular Systems
Driving Forces
Innovation and entrepreneurship
Areas of Advance
Life Science Engineering (2010-2018)