Linear rotation mechanism for hemostasis clip device and other devices
AssigneeBoston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
InventorColby Harris
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Abstract
A medical device includes a handle, a flexible member extending from a proximal end connected to the handle to a distal end, a rotation mechanism connected to the distal end of the flexible member, an end effector coupled to a distal portion of the rotation mechanism and a push member extending through the handle and flexible member and connecting to the rotation mechanism, the rotation mechanism being configured and dimensioned to convert axial movement of the push member into rotation of the end effector.
Claims22
A medical device, comprising:
- a handle;
- a flexible member extending from a proximal end connected to the handle to a distal end;
- a rotation mechanism connected to the distal end of the flexible member;
- an end effector coupled to a distal portion of the rotation mechanism;
- and
- a push member extending through the handle and flexible member and connecting to the rotation mechanism, the rotation mechanism being configured and dimensioned to convert axial movement of the push member into rotation of the end effector.
A method for performing a medical procedure, comprising the steps of:
- advancing a medical device to a target site in a living body, wherein the medical device comprises a handle, a flexible member extending from a proximal end connected to the handle to a distal end, a rotation mechanism connected to the distal end of the flexible member and a push member extending through the handle and flexible member to connect to the rotation mechanism;
- and
- advancing the push member distally within the flexible member, wherein engagement of a distal portion of the push member with the rotation mechanism converts axial movement of the push member into a rotation of an end effector coupled to a distal end of the medical device.
A hemostatic clip device, comprising
- a flexible member extending from a proximal end to a distal end;
- a rotation mechanism connected to the distal end of the flexible member;
- a clip coupled to a distal portion of the rotation mechanism;
- and
- a push member extending through the flexible member and connecting to the rotation mechanism, the rotation mechanism being configured and dimensioned to convert axial movement of the push member into rotation of the clip.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.