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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 04, 2017
Filed:
Jun. 23, 2014
St. Jude Medical, Atrial Fibrillation Division, Inc., St. Paul, MN (US);
Clint Schneider, Plymouth, MN (US);
Joshua L. Dudney, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Richard E. Stehr, Stillwater, MN (US);
Troy T. Tegg, Elk River, MN (US);
Michael C. Bednarek, Buffalo, MN (US);
Guy P. Vanney, Blaine, MN (US);
James A. Jensen, Plymouth, MN (US);
Michael W. Stine, Long Prairie, MN (US);
St. Jude Medical, Atrial Fibrillation Division, Inc., St. Paul, MN (US);
Abstract
The present invention is a catheter actuation handle for deflecting a distal end of a tubular catheter body, the handle including an auto-locking mechanism. The handle comprises upper and lower grip portions, an actuator, and an auto-locking mechanism. The auto-locking mechanism is adapted to hold a deflected distal end of the catheter in place without input from the operator. When the distal end of the catheter is deflected from its zero position, it typically will seek a return to its zero position, and as a result exerts a force on the actuator. The auto-locking mechanism acts by providing a second force that resists this force from the distal end and holds the distal end in place. As a result, the operator does not need to maintain contact with the buttons to maintain the distal endin a set position once placed there by actuating the actuator.