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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 30, 2017
Filed:
Apr. 02, 2013
Applicant:
Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc., Maple Grove, MN (US);
Inventors:
Joel R. Munsinger, Blaine, MN (US);
Gary J. Pederson, Jr., Albertville, MN (US);
Assignee:
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC., Maple Grove, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/95 (2013.01); A61F 2/966 (2013.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/95 (2013.01); A61F 2/966 (2013.01); A61F 2002/9517 (2013.01); F04C 2270/0421 (2013.01);
Abstract
A handle for delivering a medical device comprises a housing having therein a wheel, a rack, and a catheter member. The wheel comprises a pinion gear that selectively engages gear teeth on the rack. The rack is selectively engaged and disengaged from the pinion gear in order to reduce the force necessary to manually pull the rack.