Patent ID: 11931061
Assignee: AVINGER, INC.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 13:
14. A method of crossing an occlusion, comprising:
inserting a catheter into a patient's vessel having the occlusion therein, the catheter having a driveshaft within a lumen of an outer shaft and rotatably coupled to the outer shaft;
actuating a lock of a handle to connect the driveshaft to the outer shaft;
actuating a button or ring of the handle at a proximal end of the catheter while the lock is actuated to cause a longitudinal force to be applied on the driveshaft relative to the outer shaft to bend the catheter;
unlocking the lock to disconnect the driveshaft from the outer shaft; and
removing the driveshaft from the outer shaft when the driveshaft is unlocked from the outer shaft.