APPARATUS FOR AND METHOD OF PULLING A TENSILE MEMBER FROM A MEDICAL DEVICE

Mechanisms for pulling a tensile member (24) a predetermined distance from a medical device (10) having an intracorporeal end and an extracorporeal end are disclosed. Such mechanisms may be safely operated using a robot, two hands, or in some embodiments, only one hand. Such mechanisms may include o...

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Main Authors Rincon, Cesar, Olsen, Daniel, Johnson, Edward, Krever, Matthew
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 19.01.2023
Subjects
BANDAGES, DRESSINGS OR ABSORBENT PADS
DEVICES PROVIDING PATENCY TO, OR PREVENTING COLLAPSING OF,TUBULAR STRUCTURES OF THE BODY, E.G. STENTS
FILTERS IMPLANTABLE INTO BLOOD VESSELS
FIRST-AID KITS
FOMENTATION
HUMAN NECESSITIES
HYGIENE
MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE
ORTHOPAEDIC, NURSING OR CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES
PROSTHESES
TREATMENT OR PROTECTION OF EYES OR EARS
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Summary:Mechanisms for pulling a tensile member (24) a predetermined distance from a medical device (10) having an intracorporeal end and an extracorporeal end are disclosed. Such mechanisms may be safely operated using a robot, two hands, or in some embodiments, only one hand. Such mechanisms may include one or more cams, drums, or pulley-like members (34) and a lever (48), and may be physically coupled to an extracorporeal portion of the medical device. d
Bibliography:Application Number: AU20200257033