Device for controlling a catheter
AssigneeStentys S.A.S.
InventorsDavid Atlani, Gonzague Issenmann
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Abstract
A device for deploying a stent, is connected to a catheter, the catheter being equipped with support structure for supporting the stent and with a deployment mechanism for deploying this stent. The device includes a portion connected to the stent-supporting structure and a portion connected to the stent-deploying mechanism. According to embodiments of the invention, the portion connected to the stent-supporting structure is in the form of a handle which may be grasped by a hand of the user, including at least one boss allowing it to be supported on a relatively stable surface, such as the operating table, the height of this boss being such that this support may be achieved in spite of the presence of the fingers of the user around the handle.
Claims16
Device for controlling a catheter used for deploying a stent, the catheter being equipped with structure for supporting the stent and with a deployment mechanism for deploying this stent, the device comprising a portion connectable to said stent-supporting structure and a portion connectable to said deployment mechanism, said portion connectable to the stent supporting structure being in the form of a handle which may be grasped by a hand of the user, wherein the handle comprises at least one boss allowing it to be supported on a relatively stable surface, such as an operating table, the height of this boss being such that this support may be achieved in spite of the presence of fingers of the user around the handle.
A method for controlling deployment of a stent, the method comprising:
- grasping a handle of a device and supporting the handle on a stable surface;
- and retracting a slider of the device.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.