Articulating handle for a deflectable catheter and method therefor
CA 2607752 C · Owner: Greatbatch Ltd. · Inventors: Honebrink, Brian; Fischer, Brian
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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 portion, and the deflectable distal end is controllable by a flexible element. A lever actuator member is operatively coupled with the flexible element, and movement of the actuator member provides for movement of the flexible element.
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- Filed May 12, 2006 and granted October 2, 2012. A Canadian patent filed from October 1, 1989 lasts 20 years from filing, so its term ended May 12, 2026.
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