GRIPPER FOR AN ENDOVASCULAR SYSTEM

A gripper (100) for gripping an elongated member (6) of an endovascular system (300), wherein the gripper (100) comprises: a first gripping component (2) configured to contact at least a first portion of a said elongated member (6) on a first side of said elongated member (6); a second gripping component (3) configured to contact at least the first portion of said elongated member (6) on a second side of said elongated member (6), wherein the first side is different from the second side; a guide (1) configured to guide, during a movement of the second gripping component (3), at least a first portion of the second gripping component (3); and an actuating component (5) coupled to the second gripping component (3), wherein the second gripping component (3) is moveable between a first position and a second position based on an actuating force provided to the second gripping component (3) via the actuating component (5), and wherein at least the first portion of the second gripping component (3) is guideable by the guide (1) during movement of the second gripping component (3) between the first position and the second position; wherein the first gripping component (2) is configured to stay stationary or substantially stationary with respect to the guide (1), wherein the second gripping component (3) comprises a first surface opposite to a first surface of the first gripping component (2), wherein, when the second gripping component (3) is in the first position, said elongated member (6) is grippable between the first surface of the first gripping component (2) and the first surface of the second gripping component (3), and wherein, when the second gripping component (3) is in the second position, said elongated member (6) is not grippable between the first surface of the first gripping component (2) and the first surface of the second gripping component (3). Dispositif de préhension (100) permettant de saisir un élément allongé (6) d'un système endovasculaire (300), le dispositif de préhension (100) comprenant : un premier composant de préhension (2) conçu pour entrer en contact avec au moins une première partie dudit élément allongé (6) sur un premier côté dudit élément allongé (6) ; un second composant de préhension (3) conçu pour entrer en contact avec au moins la première partie dudit élément allongé (6) sur un second côté dudit élément allongé (6), le premier côté étant différent du second côté ; un guide (1) conçu pour guider, pendant un mouvement du seco