Patent ID: 11918338
Assignee: COVIDEN LP
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 8:
9. A catheter system, comprising:
a flexible catheter including:
an elongated body having a proximal end portion and a distal end portion and defining a working channel therethrough; and
a sensor configured to sense a position of the elongated body within an anatomy of a patient;

a handle disposed over the proximal end portion of the elongated body and longitudinally and rotatably fixed to the flexible catheter, the handle including an adapter in communication with the sensor, the handle defining a slot and including a ring coupled to an outer surface of the handle; and
a telescopic channel disposed over a portion of the elongated body and including a clip configured to slide along the slot defined by the handle and engage the ring to removably couple a proximal portion of the telescopic channel to a distal portion of the handle, wherein the slot defined by the handle is configured to receive the clip of the telescopic channel such that the telescopic channel is rotatably fixed to the handle when the clip is received in the slot.