Bi-directional handle for a catheter

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-8979740-B2
Application number	US-201213471170-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	May 14, 2012
Priority date	Apr 26, 2005
Publication date	Mar 17, 2015
Grant date	Mar 17, 2015

Abstract

A steerable catheter or sheath includes a catheter or sheath body defining a longitudinal axis; first and second actuation wires extending from a proximal end of the body; and a control handle coupled to the body for steering a distal end of the body. The control handle includes a grip portion including a pivot; a wire diverting assembly located on the grip portion at a location separate from the pivot; and an actuator assembly coupled to the pivot and configured for pivotal movement in a single plane. The wire diverting assembly can include first and second actuation wire connection locations that are disposed on opposite sides of the longitudinal axis. The first and second actuation wires can extend toward the wire diverting assembly in a first orientation, and the wire diverting assembly can change the first orientation to a second orientation that is at an angle to the first orientation.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A steerable catheter or sheath comprising:
a catheter or sheath body defining a longitudinal axis;
first and second actuation wires extending from a proximal end of the body; and
a control handle coupled to the body for steering a distal end of the body, the control handle comprising:
a grip portion including a pivot;
a wire diverting assembly located on the grip portion at a location separate from the pivot, the wire diverting assembly comprising a f…

Assignees

• Butler William Emerson
• St Jude Medical Atrial Fibrill

Inventors

• Butler William Emerson

Classifications

• A61M25/0136 Primary

  Human Necessities · mapped topic