Inventor
MACNAMARA FRANCIS
US24 patents
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AURIS HEALTH INC
14 patentsUS10493239B2Dec 3, 2019
Torque-based catheter articulation
AURIS HEALTH INC51 citations97
US11278703B2Mar 22, 2022
Devices, systems, and methods for controlling active drive systems
AURIS HEALTH INC19 citations94
US10524867B2Jan 7, 2020
Active drive mechanism for simultaneous rotation and translation
AURIS HEALTH INC39 citations94
US10463439B2Nov 5, 2019
Steerable catheter with shaft load distributions
AURIS HEALTH INC44 citations94
US10363103B2Jul 30, 2019
Flexible and steerable elongate instruments with shape control and support elements
AURIS HEALTH INC38 citations94
US10667720B2Jun 2, 2020
Apparatus and methods for fiber integration and registration
AURIS HEALTH INC13 citations85
US11464586B2Oct 11, 2022
Flexible and steerable elongate instruments with shape control and support elements
AURIS HEALTH INC1 citations73
US11452844B2Sep 27, 2022
Torque-based catheter articulation
AURIS HEALTH INC1 citations72
US11701192B2Jul 18, 2023
Steerable catheter with shaft load distributions
AURIS HEALTH INC1 citations70
US12420063B2Sep 23, 2025
Torque-based catheter articulation
AURIS HEALTH INC0 citations62
US11865272B2Jan 9, 2024
Devices, systems, and methods for controlling active drive systems
AURIS HEALTH INC0 citations62
US11504195B2Nov 22, 2022
Active drive mechanism for simultaneous rotation and translation
AURIS HEALTH INC0 citations62
US11419518B2Aug 23, 2022
Apparatus and methods for fiber integration and registration
AURIS HEALTH INC0 citations62
US12295692B2May 13, 2025
Steerable catheter with shaft load distributions
AURIS HEALTH INC0 citations59
HANSEN MEDICAL INC
4 patentsUS10046140B2Aug 14, 2018
Devices, systems, and methods for controlling active drive systems
HANSEN MEDICAL INC162 citations98
US9636483B2May 2, 2017
Torque-based catheter articulation
HANSEN MEDICAL INC83 citations97
US9173713B2Nov 3, 2015
Torque-based catheter articulation
HANSEN MEDICAL INC218 citations97
US8894610B2Nov 25, 2014
Catheter having unirail pullwire architecture
HANSEN MEDICAL INC168 citations97