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US 2022/0087504 A1Published application
Medical articulation devices and methods of using the same
AssigneeBoston Scientific Corporation
InventorsDeepak Kumar SHARMA, James J. SCUTTI, Sharath Kumar G
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Abstract
A medical device that includes a handle, a shaft extending distally from the handle, an end effector extending distally from the shaft, and a first actuator coupled to the handle and secured to a first wire. The first wire extends through the shaft, and the first actuator is configured to pivot relative to the shaft to pull the first wire proximally and to deflect the end effector relative to the shaft.
Claims20
A medical device, comprising:
- a handle;
- a shaft extending distally from the handle;
- an end effector extending distally from the shaft;
- and
- a first actuator coupled to the handle and secured to a first wire;
- wherein the first wire extends through the shaft, and the first actuator is configured to pivot relative to the shaft to pull the first wire proximally and to deflect the end effector relative to the shaft.
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A medical device, comprising:
- a handle having a first movable actuator and a second movable actuator;
- a shaft extending distally from the handle and having an end effector at a distal end of the shaft;
- an articulation wire disposed within the shaft, and coupled to the first movable actuator and a distal portion of the medical device;
- and
- an actuation wire disposed within the shaft, and coupled to the second movable actuator and the end effector;
- wherein the first movable actuator is configured to deflect the end effector relative to the shaft in response to translating the articulation wire proximally when the first movable actuator pivots relative to the shaft, and the second movable actuator is configured to actuate the end effector in response to translating the actuation wire proximally when the second movable actuator translates relative to other portions of the handle.
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A medical device, comprising:
- a handle;
- a shaft extending distally from the handle;
- an end effector at a distal end of the shaft;
- a first actuator including a first wire disposed within the shaft, wherein the first actuator is pivotable relative to the shaft;
- and
- a second actuator including a second wire disposed within the shaft, wherein the second actuator is slidable relative to the handle;
- wherein the first actuator is configured to retract the first wire proximally relative to the shaft to deflect the end effector;
- and
- wherein the second actuator is configured to retract the second wire proximally relative to the shaft to move the end effector from an open configuration to a closed configuration.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.