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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 16, 2008
Filed:
Jun. 28, 2005
Joshua L. Dudney, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Donald George Goblish, Jr., Spring Park, MN (US);
William Emerson Butler, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Joshua L. Dudney, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Donald George Goblish, Jr., Spring Park, MN (US);
William Emerson Butler, Minneapolis, MN (US);
St. Jude Medical, Atrial Fibrillation Division, Inc., Maple Grove, MN (US);
Abstract
A catheter actuation handle is disclosed for deflecting a distal end of a tubular catheter body including a first actuation wire extending from a proximal end of the body. The handle includes a grip portion for coupling to the proximal end of the body. A first actuator is moveably coupled to the grip portion. A first stationary gear rack is fixed relative to the grip portion. A first moveable gear rack is moveable relative to the grip portion and for coupling to the first actuation wire. A first pinion gear is coupled to the first actuator and located between, and engaged with, the first stationary gear rack and the first moveable gear rack.