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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 13, 2024
Filed:
Feb. 25, 2022
GE Precision Healthcare Llc, Wauwatosa, WI (US);
Birger Løype, Horten, NO;
GE Precision Healthcare LLC, Wauwatosa, WI (US);
Abstract
An invasive/interventional device or probe includes a control handle operably connected to an imaging system and an insertion tube. The control handle includes a body, a movement control mechanism disposed at least partially within the body and having one or more control elements disposed on the body, one or more gears rotatably disposed within the body, operably connected to the control elements, and one or more cables engaged with the gears, the cables extending outwardly from the body and adapted to be engaged with a tip of the interventional medical device. The control handle further includes a motion locking mechanism disposed at least partially within the body, the motion locking mechanism having one or more brake rods biased into engagement with the gears and a release switch engaged with the brake rods to selectively position the brake rods into or out of engagement with the gears.