Rotatable medical device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11826018-B2
Application number	US-202117166656-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Feb 3, 2021
Priority date	Feb 4, 2020
Publication date	Nov 28, 2023
Grant date	Nov 28, 2023

Abstract

A medical device comprising a shaft, a handle including a proximal portion and a distal portion, wherein the distal portion is fixed to a proximal portion of the shaft, and a channel extending from the handle into the shaft, wherein the channel includes a proximal channel and a distal channel, the proximal channel being rotatable relative to the distal channel and aligned with the distal channel throughout rotation of the proximal channel, wherein the proximal portion includes the proximal channel and the distal portion includes the distal channel, wherein the distal portion is rotatable relative to the proximal portion of the handle, and the shaft is configured to rotate with the distal portion of the handle.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A medical device, comprising:
a shaft;
a handle including a proximal portion and a distal portion, wherein the distal portion of the handle is fixed to a proximal portion of the shaft; and
a channel extending within the handle and extending into a lumen of the shaft, wherein the channel includes a proximal channel and a distal channel, the proximal channel being rotatable relative to the distal channel and aligned with the distal channel throughout rotation of the proximal channel,
wherein the proximal portion of the handle includes the proximal channel, wherein the distal portion of the handle includes the distal channel, wherein the distal portion of the handle is rotatable relative to the proximal portion of the handle, and the shaft is configured to rotate with the distal portion of the handle,
wherein the handle further includes a guide, wherein the guide includes a lumen extending along a central axis of the guide, and wherein the lumen is positioned between the proximal channel and the distal channel, and the lumen is aligned with the proximal channel and the distal channel,
wherein an inner surface of the proximal portion of the handle includes one or more supports that extend radially inward, wherein the one or more supports are configured to anchor the guide within the proximal portion of the handle.

2. The medical device of claim 1 , wherein the shaft surrounds at least a portion of the distal channel, and the distal channel is configured to rotate with the shaft and the distal portion of the handle.

3. The medical device of claim 1 , wherein the distal portion of the handle is rotatable relative to the proximal portion of the handle in either a clockwise direction or a counterclockwise direction.

4. The medical device of claim 1 , wherein the rotation of the distal portion of the handle is limited to a set degree of rotation.

5. The medical device of claim 1 , wherein the distal portion of the handle remains stationary relative to the proximal portion of the handle by frictional forces generated between a surface of the distal portion of the handle abutting a surface of the proximal portion of the handle.

6. The medical device of claim 1 , wherein the guide is fixed to an inner surface of the proximal portion of the handle.

7. The medical device of claim 1 , wherein the distal portion of the handle further includes a support along an inner surface of the distal portion of the handle, and the proximal portion of the shaft is fixed to the support.

8. A medical device, comprising:
a shaft;
a handle including a proximal portion and a distal portion, wherein the distal portion of the handle is fixed to a proximal portion of the shaft; and
a channel extending from the handle into the shaft,
wherein the channel includes a proximal channel and a distal channel, wherein the proximal channel comprises a tube extending within a cavity of the proximal portion of the handle, and the proximal channel is rotatable relative to the distal channel and aligned with the distal channel throughout rotation of the proximal channel,
wherein the proximal portion of the handle includes the proximal channel and the distal portion of the handle includes the distal channel, wherein the distal portion of the handle is rotatable relative to the proximal portion of the handle,
wherein the handle further includes a guide including a lumen positioned between the proximal channel and the distal channel, and wherein the lumen is aligned with the proximal channel and the distal channel, and
wherein an inner surface of the proximal portion of the handle includes one or more supports that extend radially inward, wherein the one or more supports anchor the guide within the proximal portion of the handle.

9. The medical device of claim 8 , wherein the distal channel comprises a tube extending within a cavity of the distal portion of the handle and a lumen of the shaft.

10. The medical device of claim 9 , wherein the lumen of the shaft surrounds at least a portion of the distal channel, and the distal channel is configured to rotate with the shaft and the distal portion of the handle.

11. The medical device of claim 9 , wherein the tube is fixed to an inner surface of the shaft.

12. The medical device of claim 8 , wherein the distal portion of the handle is rotatable relative to the proximal portion of the handle in either a clockwise direction or a counterclockwise direction.

13. The medical device of claim 8 , wherein the distal portion of the handle remains stationary relative to the proximal portion of the handle by frictional forces generated between a surface of the distal portion of the handle abutting a surface of the proximal portion of the handle.

14. A medical device, comprising:
a shaft;
a handle including a proximal portion and a distal portion, wherein the distal portion of the handle is fixed to a proximal portion of the shaft; and
a channel extending within the handle into a lumen of the shaft,
wherein the channel includes a proximal channel and a distal channel, and the proximal channel is rotatable relative to the distal channel and aligned with the distal channel throughout rotation of the proximal channel,
wherein the proximal portion of the handle includes the proximal channel and the distal portion of the handle includes the distal channel, wherein the distal portion of the handle is rotatable relative to the proximal portion of the handle, and
wherein the handle further includes a guide including a lumen positioned between the proximal channel and the distal channel, and wherein the handle includes one or more supports extending radially inward from an inner surface of the proximal portion of the handle to the guide, wherein the one or more supports anchor the guide within the proximal portion of the handle.

15. The medical device of claim 14 , wherein the guide is tubular or cylindrical.

16. The medical device of claim 14 , wherein the distal channel comprises a tube extending within a cavity of the distal portion of the handle and the lumen of the shaft.

17. The medical device of claim 14 , wherein the distal channel is fixed to an inner surface of the shaft.

18. The medical device of claim 14 , wherein a diameter of the proximal channel is equal or about equal to the diameter of the distal channel.

19. The medical device of claim 14 , wherein the distal portion of the handle further includes a clamp along an inner surface of the distal portion of the handle, and the proximal portion of the shaft is fixed to the clamp.

20. The medical device of claim 14 , wherein each of the proximal portion of the handle and the distal portion of the handle is configured to rotate relative to an instrument extending through the proximal channel and the distal channel.

Assignees

• Boston Scient Scimed Inc

Inventors

• Gray Jeff
• Wales Ryan
• Brechbiel Scott
• Smith Paul
• Mansfield Richard

Classifications

• A61B1/00066 Primary

  Proximal part of endoscope body, e.g. handles (A61B1/0052 takes precedence) · CPC title

• A61B1/0057

  Constructional details of force transmission elements, e.g. control wires · CPC title

• A61B1/018

  for receiving instruments · CPC title

• A61B1/2676

  Bronchoscopes · CPC title

• A61M25/0136

  Handles therefor · CPC title