Patent ID: 11883094
Assignee: CARDIOFOCUS, INC.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 17:
18. An ablation instrument comprising:
an elongate catheter having a housing with a window formed therein;
an energy emitter that is coupled to the elongate catheter and is configured to deliver ablative energy, the energy emitter including an elongate tube;
a controller that is received within the window and is coupled to the energy emitter such that axial movement of the controller within the window is translated to axial movement of the energy emitter and rotation of the controller within the window is translated into rotation of the energy emitter, wherein the controller includes a knob that is fixedly coupled to the elongate tube of the energy emitter and a slider that has an opening in which the knob is captured in such a way that the knob can freely rotate within the opening of the slider for rotating the energy emitter, the slider having a housing that is slidingly coupled to the housing of the catheter such that the slider, along with the knob, slide axially within the window of the catheter housing for axially moving the energy emitter, the slider being configured such axial urging of the knob to effectuate axial movement of the knob and the energy emitter does not interfere with simultaneous rotation of the knob within the opening of the slider.