Stent delivery device

A system for delivering an endoluminal prosthesis within a body lumen of a patient, comprising:

• a handle member;
• a control member slidably coupled to the handle member;
• an outer tubular member extending distally from the control member;
• an elongate inner member slidably disposed within the outer tubular member and axially fixed with respect to the handle member;
• a shaft rotatably mounted to the handle member, the shaft including a gear coupled to the control member such that rotation of the shaft displaces the outer tubular member axially with respect to the elongate inner member;
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• a needle bearing clutch disposed in the handle member, the shaft engageable with the needle bearing clutch for limiting rotation of the shaft to only one direction, such that when the shaft is rotated in the one direction, the outer tubular member is directed from a distal position to a proximal position.

A handle apparatus for an endoluminal device, comprising:

• a handle member including a grip portion and a body portion, the body portion including a transverse bore and a control member guide therein that at least partially intersect one another;
• a needle bearing clutch disposed in the body portion coaxially with the transverse bore;
• a control member slidable within the control member guide of the body portion;
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• a control knob including a shaft and gear thereon, the shaft being rotatably disposed within the transverse bore, thereby being engageable with the needle bearing clutch to allow rotation of the control knob in only one direction, the gear engaging with the control member to couple axial movement of the control member from a distal position to a proximal position with rotation of the control knob in the one direction.

A handle apparatus for an endoluminal treatment device, comprising:

• a handle member;
• an outer tubular member slidably coupled to the handle member;
• an elongate inner member slidably disposed within the outer tubular member and axially fixed with respect to the handle member;
• a shaft rotatably mounted to the handle member and coupled to the outer tubular member such that rotation of the shaft displaces the outer tubular member axially with respect to the handle member;
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• a needle bearing clutch disposed in the handle member, the shaft engageable with the needle bearing clutch for limiting rotation of the shaft to only one direction.