Articulating handle for a deflectable catheter and method therefor
CA 2490752 A1 · Owner: Enpath Medical, Inc. · Inventors: Mauch, Grant
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A catheter assembly includes a handle assembly and a catheter body coupled , with the handle assembly where the catheter body extends to a deflectable distal end, and the deflectable distal end is controllable by a flexible element. An actuator member is coupled with the flexible element and movement , of the actuator member provides for movement of the flexible element.
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- Filed June 25, 2003. No grant is recorded for it in Canada; had it been granted, its 20-year term would have ended June 25, 2023.
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