Catheter access and control device and method of using same
OwnerRebecca Copenhaver DeLegge, Mark Henry DeLeggeinventors
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Abstract
The present application discloses a handle configured to receive a catheter. The handle comprises a port that communicates with a lumen of the catheter and a mechanism is provided that moves the end of the catheter for positioning. The guide wire traverses a reservoir located in the handle. In particular, the handle comprises an enclosure with a conduit and a reservoir, where the conduit extends through the enclosure from the left side to the right side and the reservoir space has a curved or concave base. The bottom side and top side of the handle converge into a tapered point on the left side.
Claims20
A catheter control device for use in medical procedures, the catheter control device comprising:
- a handle, the handle comprising a liquid reservoir constructed and arranged to receive and hold a liquid;
- a movable wire, wherein a portion of the movable wire traverses through the handle and the through liquid reservoir, the movable wire contacting the liquid in the liquid reservoir to wet the portion of the movable wire that traverses through the liquid reservoir;
- wherein a second portion of the movable wire communicates with a catheter;
- a drive wire that extends from the handle to near an end of the movable wire, the drive wire constructed and arranged to be movable relative to the handle, wherein movement of the drive wire relative to the handle manipulates the end of the movable wire and manipulates an end of the catheter.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.