Catheter Robot and Human-Machine Interface Patent Application

ChangeBridge: Patent Apps - Diagnosis & Surgery (A61B)

Published March 26th, 2026

Detected March 30th, 2026

Summary

The USPTO has published a new patent application (US20260083522A1) for a catheter robot and human-machine interface filed by ROBOCATH. The application details a drive module for medical instruments and a control interface with speed and position modes.

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This document is a publication of a patent application filed by ROBOCATH for a catheter robot system. The application, US20260083522A1, describes a drive module for an elongated flexible medical instrument that allows for translation and rotation, controlled by a human-machine interface. The interface is designed to control the translation drive in speed and the rotation drive in position, either simultaneously or alternatively.

This patent application does not impose any new regulatory obligations or compliance requirements on regulated entities. It represents a new technological development in the medical device field, specifically concerning robotic-assisted catheterization. Compliance officers in the medical device sector should note this as a potential future technology, but no immediate action is required based on this publication.

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CATHETER ROBOT AND HUMAN-MACHINE INTERFACE FOR CONTROLLING A MODULE FOR DRIVING AN ELONGATE FLEXIBLE MEDICAL INSTRUMENT

Application US20260083522A1 Kind: A1 Mar 26, 2026

Assignee

ROBOCATH

Inventors

Benoît HOEFLER, Arthur CAHAREL, Gaëtan GIGLEUX, Bruno FOURNIER

Abstract

A catheter robot including a drive module for an elongated flexible medical instrument, in translation along a main elongation axis of the elongated flexible medical instrument and in rotation around the main elongation axis of the elongated flexible medical instrument, simultaneously or alternatively, a human-machine interface for controlling the drive module. The human-machine interface is structured to, in a first mode of operation, control the translation drive of said elongated flexible medical instrument in speed, and control the rotation drive of said elongated flexible medical instrument in position.