US Patent No: 7,691,095
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Bi-directional steerable catheter control handle
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Apr 6, 2010
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Dec 28, 2004
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Abstract
The present invention is a handle for controlling the deflection of a distal end of a catheter body. The catheter body includes first and second deflection wires that extend through the catheter body from the distal end of the catheter body. The handle comprises a slide base, an adjustment knob, a first slide and a second slide. The slide base includes a first end, a second end, and a slide compartment longitudinally extending through at least a portion of the slide base. The adjustment knob is rotateably connected to the first end of the slide base and includes a hole extending through the knob, wherein at least a portion of an inner diameter of the hole includes an internal right thread and an internal left thread. The first slide is located in the slide compartment, is adapted to be coupled to the first deflection wire, and includes an external right thread. The second slide is located in the slide compartment, is adapted to be coupled to the second deflection wire, and includes an external left thread. The internal threads of the knob engage the threads of the slides. Consequently, in operation, rotation of the adjustment knob causes the slides to displace in opposite directions within the slide compartment and the distal end of the catheter body to deflect accordingly.
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| RE34502 Steerable catheter | 75 | 1992 | |
| 5,383,923 Steerable catheter having puller wire with shape memory | 157 | 1993 | |
| 5,431,168 Steerable open-lumen catheter | 181 | 1993 | |
| 5,626,136 Electrophysiology catheter with pre-curved circular tip | 121 | 1995 | |
| 6,090,104 Catheter with a spirally wound flat ribbon electrode | 84 | 1995 | |
| 5,843,076 Catheter with an electromagnetic guidance sensor | 114 | 1996 | |
| 5,827,278 Deflectable tip electrode catheter with nylon stiffener and compression coil | 63 | 1997 | |
| 5,897,529 Steerable deflectable catheter having improved flexibility | 82 | 1997 | |
| 6,027,473 Handle for steerable DMR catheter | 61 | 1997 | |
| 6,123,699 Omni-directional steerable catheter | 154 | 1997 | |
| 6,171,277 Bi-directional control handle for steerable catheter | 118 | 1998 | |
| 6,183,463 Bidirectional steerable cathether with bidirectional control handle | 94 | 1998 | |
| 6,198,974 Bi-directional steerable catheter | 105 | 1998 | |
| 6,066,125 Omni-directional steerable catheter | 51 | 1998 | |
| 6,210,407 Bi-directional electrode catheter | 78 | 1998 | |
| 6,210,362 Steerable catheter for detecting and revascularing ischemic myocardial tissue | 42 | 1999 | |
| 6,203,507 Deflectable catheter with ergonomic handle | 30 | 1999 | |
| 6,183,435 Multi-directional steerable catheters and control handles | 57 | 1999 | |
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| 5,281,217 Steerable antenna systems for cardiac ablation that minimize tissue damage and blood coagulation due to conductive heating patterns | 266 | 1992 | |
| 5,364,351 Catheter steering mechanism | 57 | 1992 | |
| 5,395,327 Catheter steering mechanism | 91 | 1993 | |
| 5,582,609 Systems and methods for forming large lesions in body tissue using curvilinear electrode elements | 441 | 1994 | |
| 5,836,947 Flexible structures having movable splines for supporting electrode elements | 277 | 1994 | |
| 6,241,754 Composite structures and methods for ablating tissue to form complex lesion patterns in the treatment of cardiac conditions and the like | 129 | 1996 | |
| 6,071,279 Branched structures for supporting multiple electrode elements | 277 | 1996 | |
| 5,910,129 Catheter distal assembly with pull wires | 155 | 1997 | |
| 6,048,329 Catheter distal assembly with pull wires | 160 | 1997 | |
| 6,203,525 Catheterdistal assembly with pull wires | 97 | 1997 | |
| 6,071,274 Loop structures for supporting multiple electrode elements | 105 | 1998 | |
| 6,071,282 Structures for deploying electrode elements | 79 | 1998 | |
| 6,454,758 Loop structures for supporting multiple electrode elements | 88 | 2000 | |
| 6,214,002 Structures and methods for deploying electrode elements | 101 | 2000 | |
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| 5,327,906 Steerable stylet handle | 28 | 1993 | |
| 5,755,760 Deflectable catheter | 222 | 1996 | |
| 5,826,576 Electrophysiology catheter with multifunction wire and method for making | 53 | 1996 | |
| 5,916,213 Systems and methods for tissue mapping and ablation | 165 | 1997 | |
| 5,807,249 Reduced stiffness, bidirectionally deflecting catheter assembly | 93 | 1997 | |
| 5,987,344 Handle for catheter assembly with multifunction wire | 35 | 1997 | |
| 6,002,955 Stabilized electrophysiology catheter and method for use | 92 | 1997 | |
| 6,200,315 Left atrium ablation catheter | 50 | 1997 | |
| 6,059,739 Method and apparatus for deflecting a catheter or lead | 51 | 1998 | |
| 6,068,629 System and methods for tissue mapping and ablation | 197 | 1998 | |
| 6,156,034 Method for ablation of heart tissue | 11 | 1998 | |
| 6,169,916 Electrophysiology catheter with multifunctional wire and method for making | 79 | 1999 | |
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| 5,562,619 Deflectable catheter | 202 | 1993 | |
| 5,478,330 Steerable catheter with adjustable bend location and/or radius and method | 157 | 1994 | |
| 5,527,279 Control mechanism and system and method for steering distal extremity of a flexible elongate member | 54 | 1994 | |
| 5,533,967 Steerable catheter with adjustable bend location and method | 38 | 1995 | |
| 5,588,964 Steerable catheter with adjustable bend location and/or radius and method | 83 | 1995 | |
| 5,656,030 Bidirectional steerable catheter with deflectable distal tip | 113 | 1995 | |
| 6,024,722 Thermoplastic polyimide balloon catheter construction | 77 | 1997 | |
| 5,993,462 Shapable catheter using exchangeable core and method of use | 60 | 1998 | |
| 6,544,215 Steerable device for introducing diagnostic and therapeutic apparatus into the body | 36 | 1998 | |
| 6,485,455 Catheter steering assembly providing asymmetric left and right curve configurations | 46 | 1999 | |
| 6,149,663 Guide wire brake for ablation assembly | 7 | 1999 | |
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| 5,125,896 Steerable electrode catheter | 93 | 1990 | |
| 5,277,199 Core wire steerable catheters | 54 | 1992 | |
| 5,611,777 Steerable electrode catheter | 83 | 1995 | |
| 5,935,102 Steerable electrode catheter | 102 | 1996 | |
| 5,779,669 Steerable catheter with fixed curve | 60 | 1996 | |
| 5,944,690 Slidable control mechanism for steerable catheter | 60 | 1997 | |
| 5,931,811 Steerable catheter with fixed curve | 112 | 1998 | |
| 6,064,902 Pulmonary vein ablation catheter | 192 | 1998 | |
| 6,178,354 Internal mechanism for displacing a slidable electrode | 54 | 1998 | |
| 6,224,587 Steerable catheter | 49 | 1999 | |
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| 5,397,304 Shapable handle for steerable electrode catheter | 224 | 1993 | |
| 5,445,148 Intracardiac electrical potential reference catheter | 70 | 1993 | |
| 5,545,200 Steerable electrophysiology catheter | 274 | 1994 | |
| 5,487,757 Multicurve deflectable catheter | 419 | 1995 | |
| 5,827,272 Simplified torquing electrode catheter | 38 | 1995 | |
| 5,916,214 Dual curve ablation catheter | 174 | 1997 | |
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| 6,500,167 Omni-directional steerable catheter | 75 | 1999 | |
| 6,602,242 Irrigated tip catheter | 59 | 2000 | |
| 6,468,260 Single gear drive bidirectional control handle for steerable catheter | 38 | 2000 | |
| 6,913,594 Dual-function catheter handle | 18 | 2001 | |
| 7,416,547 Injection catheter | 2 | 2002 | |
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| 5,327,889 Mapping and ablation catheter with individually deployable arms and method | 119 | 1992 | |
| 5,330,466 Control mechanism and system and method for steering distal extremity of a flexible elongate member | 59 | 1992 | |
| 5,389,073 Steerable catheter with adjustable bend location | 47 | 1993 | |
| 5,391,147 Steerable catheter with adjustable bend location and/or radius and method | 108 | 1993 | |
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| 5,662,606 Catheter for electrophysiological procedures | 61 | 1994 | |
| 5,857,997 Catheter for electrophysiological procedures | 41 | 1997 | |
| 6,652,506 Self-locking handle for steering a single or multiple-profile catheter | 23 | 2001 | |
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| 5,395,328 Steerable catheter tip having an X-shaped lumen | 43 | 1994 | |
| 5,395,329 Control handle for steerable catheter | 38 | 1994 | |
| 5,861,024 Electrophysiology catheter and remote actuator therefor | 79 | 1997 | |
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| 5,269,757 Catheter with integral steerable guidewire having linear to rotary movement | 31 | 1991 | |
| 5,843,031 Large-diameter introducer sheath having hemostasis valve and removable steering mechanism | 121 | 1996 | |
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| 5,656,029 Steerable catheter with adjustable bend location and/or radius and method | 168 | 1995 | |
| 6,221,087 Ablation assembly with safety stop | 6 | 1999 | |
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| 6,582,536 Process for producing steerable sheath catheters | 29 | 2001 | |
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| 5,865,800 Deflectable catheter | 122 | 1996 | |
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| 6,375,654 Catheter system with working portion radially expandable upon rotation | 32 | 2000 | |
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| 5,318,525 Steerable electrode catheter | 273 | 1992 | |
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| 7,374,553 System for bi-directionally controlling the cryo-tip of a cryoablation catheter | 3 | 2004 | |
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| 5,342,295 Catheter assembly, catheter and multi-port introducer for use therewith | 90 | 1993 | |
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| 5,885,278 Structures for deploying movable electrode elements | 201 | 1994 | |
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| 6,554,794 Non-deforming deflectable multi-lumen catheter | 59 | 1999 | |
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| 5,957,943 Method and devices for increasing ultrasonic effects | 66 | 1997 | |
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| 6,033,403 Long electrode catheter system and methods thereof | 33 | 1998 | |
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| 5,167,221 Bending device | 38 | 1991 | |
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| 6,083,222 Deflectable catheter for ablating cardiac tissue | 64 | 1996 | |
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| 5,125,895 Steerable catheter | 51 | 1988 | |
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| 5,549,542 Deflectable endoscope | 81 | 1992 | |
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| 5,938,616 Steering mechanism and steering line for a catheter-mounted ultrasonic transducer | 33 | 1997 | |
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| 4,960,134 Steerable catheter | 181 | 1988 | |
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| 5,359,994 Proximal steering cable adjustment | 38 | 1994 | |
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| 5,354,297 Biplanar deflectable catheter for arrhythmogenic tissue ablation | 143 | 1992 | |
| 5,327,905 Biplanar deflectable catheter for arrhythmogenic tissue ablation | 170 | 1992 | |
| 5,487,385 Atrial mapping and ablation catheter system | 407 | 1993 | |
| 5,842,984 Mapping and ablation catheter system with locking mechanism | 108 | 1997 | |
| 5,921,924 Mapping and ablation catheter system utilizing multiple control elements | 171 | 1997 | |
| 6,138,043 Mapping and ablation catheter system | 25 | 1998 | |
| 6,308,091 Mapping and ablation catheter system | 63 | 2000 | |
| 6,430,426 Mapping and ablation catheter system | 94 | 2001 | |
| 6,829,497 Steerable diagnostic catheters | 7 | 2002 | |
| 7,269,453 Steerable diagnostic catheters | 4 | 2004 | |
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