US Patent 9968411 Micro-robot coupled to catheter

Patent 9968411 was granted and assigned to Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology on May, 2018 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.

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Patent attributes

Patent Applicant

Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology

Current Assignee

Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology

Patent Jurisdiction

United States Patent and Trademark Office

Patent Number

99684110

Patent Inventor Names

Jeong Hun Lee0

Seung Min Lee0

Sang Won Kim0

Hong Soo Choi0

Sang Hun Jeon0

Date of Patent

May 15, 2018

Patent Application Number

150445170

Date Filed

February 16, 2016

Patent Primary Examiner

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Katrina Stransky

Patent abstract

Provided is a micro-robot which is integratedly or detachably coupled to one end of a catheter or a guidewire for performing a medical operation using the catheter. Steering and drilling are independently performed by using a catheter thinner in thickness than a related art catheter. The a micro-robot is smoothly inserted into a lesion part and removes a risk of injury and infection in an opening operation through precise steering.