Patent ID: 11964114
Assignee: ACCLARENT, INC.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 19:
20. An apparatus, comprising:
(a) a body;
(b) a shaft assembly extending distally from the body and defining a longitudinal axis, the shaft assembly including a flexible distal portion; and
(c) a deflection actuation assembly, including:
(i) a first rotary actuator rotatable about a rotary plane that is parallel and offset from the longitudinal axis,
(ii) a cam member, the first rotary actuator being rotatable to translate the cam member longitudinally along the longitudinal axis relative to the body,
(iii) a pull member slidably coupled with the cam member, the cam member being longitudinally translatable to translate the pull member longitudinally, the pull member being configured to rotate about the longitudinal axis relative to the body and relative to the cam member, and
(iv) a translatable actuation member coupled with the pull member and the flexible distal portion of the shaft assembly, the flexible distal portion being configured to deflect away from the longitudinal axis in response to translation of the translatable actuation member longitudinally.