Rotatable medical device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12369772-B2
Application number	US-202318492023-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Oct 23, 2023
Priority date	Feb 4, 2020
Publication date	Jul 29, 2025
Grant date	Jul 29, 2025

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;
a channel extending within the handle to a lumen of the shaft, wherein the channel is rotatable relative to the shaft, wherein the proximal portion of the handle includes the 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; and
a lock including a first washer having a protrusion, and a second washer including a plurality of holes each configured to receive the protrusion, wherein the first washer rotates with the distal portion of the handle, and the second washer rotates with the proximal portion of the handle.

2. The medical device of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of holes are positioned circumferentially about a center point of the second washer.

3. The medical device of claim 2 , wherein the protrusion protrudes toward the second washer.

4. The medical device of claim 1 , wherein the first washer is moves towards and away from the second washer.

5. The medical device of claim 4 , wherein the lock includes a third washer, wherein the lock includes a spring positioned between the third washer and the first washer, wherein the spring biases the first washer toward the second washer.

6. The medical device of claim 5 , wherein the distal portion of the handle includes a clamp, wherein a distal surface of the third washer is fixed to a proximal surface of the clamp.

7. The medical device of claim 1 , wherein the lock includes a tube, wherein a portion of the channel is positioned within the tube.

8. The medical device of claim 7 , wherein the tube is slidable and rotatable relative to the second washer.

9. 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;
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; and
a lock including a tube, a first washer, a second washer, and a spring biasing the first washer towards the second washer, wherein the tube extends through an opening of each of the first washer and the second washer, wherein the first washer rotates with the distal portion of the handle, and the second washer rotates with the proximal portion of the handle,
wherein the handle further includes a guide, wherein the guide includes a lumen positioned between the proximal channel and the distal channel, and the lumen is aligned with the proximal channel and the distal channel,
wherein the second washer is fixed to the guide.

10. The medical device of claim 9 further comprising:
a rotatable gyro including a proximal gyro and a distal gyro, wherein the proximal gyro and the distal gyro are rotatably interlinked with one another, wherein the distal gyro is fixed to the channel and rotatable with the channel relative to the proximal gyro; and
a steering wire, including a proximal steering wire and a distal steering wire, wherein the proximal steering wire is decoupled from the distal steering wire,
wherein the distal gyro holds the distal steering wire, and the proximal gyro holds the proximal steering wire.

Assignees

• Boston Scient Scimed Inc

Inventors

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

Classifications

• A61M25/0147

  with movable mechanical means, e.g. pull wires · CPC title

• A61M25/0136

  Handles therefor · CPC title

• A61B1/2676

  Bronchoscopes · CPC title

• A61B1/018

  for receiving instruments · CPC title

• A61B1/0057

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