Ipg Photonics Corporation

Anastasiya Kovalenko

Isaac Ostrovsky

Olivier Traxer

Viktoriya Andreeva

Dmitri Boutoussov

Gregory B Altshuler

Michael Barenboym

Ilya Yaroslavsky

Jeffrey Michael Treen

Gregory Altshuler

Steering handles with manifolds that enable an operator to configure an endoscopic system in situ for a variety of tasks, including irrigation, aspiration, or both. In addition, the disclosed endoscopic systems facilitate rapid reconfiguration of the location of a laser fiber optic within a catheter assembly. The laser fiber optic, for example, can be removed from an irrigation channel of the endoscopic system and reinserted in the aspiration channel during a laser lithotripsy procedure. In some embodiments, the removal and reinsertion can be performed in situ, without removing the catheter from the patient or the treated organ. These aspects of the disclosed system reduce the time required to perform laser lithotripsy procedures, with less trauma to the patient.

Steering handle with multi-channel manifold

Catheter steering handles that are ergonomically designed to enable an operator to reduce hand fatigue. Various ergonomic aspects of the disclosed steering handles include geometries that more naturally conform to the palm of the hand and that enable the hand to be held in a natural, low stress posture during operation of the steering handle. In another aspect of the disclosure, the catheter steering handle is configured so that the operator can release or partially release the grip on the handle, thereby enabling the operator to relax and flex the hand, thereby reducing fatigue.

Ergonomic steering handle

Control handle grip for a catheter

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Moscow, Russia

Anastasiya Kovalenko