Handle and cartridge system for medical interventions
AssigneeNeoTract, Inc.
InventorsJolene Cutts, Curtis Yarra, Christopher Zaler, Alexander Charles Gordon, Calvin Lam, Kevin Alexander Lessard, Erik Noel, Maheshwara Rao
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Abstract
An apparatus for transferring mechanical energy in a handle to a cartridge to manipulate tissue or anatomical structures within the body of a human or animal subject for the purpose of treating diseases or disorders. The handle and cartridge contain safety interlocks.
Claims18
A system that includes a handle and a cartridge, where the handle is configured to accept a series of such cartridges and impart mechanical energy to the cartridge to deliver an implant, comprising:
- a cam wheel within the handle and coupled to a trigger assembly included in the handle;
- a wheel actuator coupled to the cam wheel such that a feature on the cam wheel is configured to cause the wheel actuator to pivot in a first direction when the feature contacts the wheel actuator;
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- the wheel actuator having a flexure that is engaged when the wheel actuator pivots in the first direction and causes the wheel actuator to pivot in a second direction opposite the first direction when the feature no longer contacts the wheel actuator.
A system that includes a handle and a cartridge, where the handle is configured to accept a series of such cartridges and impart mechanical energy to the cartridge to deliver an implant, comprising:
- a trigger assembly included in the handle;
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- a lock tab on the trigger assembly configured to enter a cartridge bay of the handle when the trigger is in a working position such that a cartridge cannot be secured within the cartridge bay when the lock tab is at least partially within the cartridge bay.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.