Actuators, and corresponding methods and systems for controlling such actuators, provide independent valve control with a large initial or opening force. By providing a separate microcontroller with a parallel connection to the display control bus, the microcontroller may detect the presence of a display device even when the GPU is in the low power state. The automatic control device includes a publishing component executed by the at least one processor and configured to receive, from an external device, a subscription request, access information relating to the automatic control device, detect changes in the information, and provide, to the external device, responsive to the detection, the information relating to the automatic control device. Methods of crossing or displacing a vascular occlusion are further provided that include the positioning of a vascular catheter having at least one hinged spreading member positioned at the distal region of the catheter that is responsive to directed force along the longitudinal axis of the catheter. As such, the actuator arms are simultaneously moved toward or away from the front side to control the deflector position.