公开(公告)号：WO2022182988A1

公开(公告)日：2022-09-01

申请号：PCT/US2022/017906

申请日：2022-02-25

Applicant: THE TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY SYSTEM ,  THE METHODIST HOSPITAL SYSTEM

Inventor： BANERJEE, Debjyoti ,  LIN, C. Huie

IPC: A61M25/00 ,  A61M25/01 ,  A61B5/06

Abstract: A catheter control system may include a containment structure, a sensor coupled to the containment structure, and a plurality of actuators coupled to the containment structure. The containment structure may define a lumen configured to allow a fluid to flow therethrough, and a plurality of openings in fluid communication with the lumen. The sensor may be configured to detect a current position and/or orientation of the containment structure. Each of the actuators may be associated with at least one respective opening of the plurality of openings and configured to regulate fluid flow through the at least one respective opening.