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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 25, 2011
Filed:
Jul. 06, 2009
David Cooke, Harvard, MA (US);
Michael John Bettuchi, Middletown, CT (US);
Leland Ray Adams, Ansonia, CT (US);
Frederick Timothy Karl, Newtown, CT (US);
David Cooke, Harvard, MA (US);
Michael John Bettuchi, Middletown, CT (US);
Leland Ray Adams, Ansonia, CT (US);
Frederick Timothy Karl, Newtown, CT (US);
Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc., Maple Grove, MN (US);
Abstract
A method includes actuating a lever to move a cannula of a medical instrument from a first extended position to second retracted position; and actuating the lever to move a stylet of the medical instrument from a third extended position to a fourth retracted position. Actuating the lever comprises moving the lever from a first lever position spaced apart from a housing of the medical instrument to a second lever position closer to the housing.