Surgery – Means for introducing or removing material from body for... – Treating material introduced into or removed from body...
Reexamination Certificate
2006-07-03
2011-11-08
Cattungal, Sanjay (Department: 3768)
Surgery
Means for introducing or removing material from body for...
Treating material introduced into or removed from body...
C600S114000, C600S146000
Reexamination Certificate
active
08052636
ABSTRACT:
The apparatus of one embodiment of the present invention is comprised of a flexible sheath instrument, a flexible guide instrument, and a tool. The flexible sheath instrument comprises a first instrument base removably coupleable to an instrument driver and defines a sheath instrument working lumen. The flexible guide instrument comprises a second instrument base removably coupleable to the instrument driver and is threaded through the sheath instrument working lumen. The guide instrument also defines a guide instrument working lumen. The tool is threaded through the guide instrument working lumen. For this embodiment of the apparatus, the sheath instrument and guide instrument are independently controllable relative to each other.
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Adams Daniel T.
Lundmark David
Martin Kenneth M.
Moll Frederic H.
Moore David F.
Cattungal Sanjay
Hansen Medical, Inc.
Vista IP Law Group LLP
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