Bi-directional steerable catheter control handle
CA 2648336 C · Owner: Stehr, Richard E. · Inventors: Wilkowske, Eric J.; Butler, William Emerson; Stehr, Richard E.
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The present invention is a handle for controlling the deflection of a distal end of a catheter body. The catheter body includes first and second deflection wires that extend through the catheter body from the distal end of the catheter body. The handle comprises a slide base an adjustment knob, a first slide and a second slide. The slide base includes a first end a second end, and a slide compartment longitudinally extending through at least a portion of the slide base. The adjustment knob is rotateably connected to the first end of the slide base and includes a hole extending through the knob wherein at least a portion of an inner diameter of the hole includes an internal right thread and …
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- Filed December 22, 2005 and granted November 18, 2014. A Canadian patent filed from October 1, 1989 lasts 20 years from filing, so its term ended December 22, 2025.
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