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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 23, 2024
Filed:
Apr. 05, 2021
Applicant:
St. Jude Medical, Cardiology Division, Inc., St. Paul, MN (US);
Inventor:
Ryan Kenneth Buesseler, Delano, MN (US);
Assignee:
St. Jude Medical, Cardiology Division, Inc., St. Paul, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 25/01 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 25/0147 (2013.01); A61M 25/0113 (2013.01); A61M 25/0136 (2013.01); A61M 2025/015 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present disclosure provides a means of holding, securing, or self-locking an actuating mechanism, such as a plunger-type or slide-type actuating mechanism, on a medical device having a deflected distal region using pinch points without the need for a secondary restraining or locking mechanism within the medical device. The present disclosure also provides a means to reduce the force experienced by a user during the deflection of a medical device such that use fatigue is lessened or eliminated. Various embodiments of the present disclosure are set forth herein.