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

Claim 15:
16. An apparatus, comprising:
(a) a body;
(b) a shaft assembly extending distally from the body and defining a longitudinal axis, a portion of the shaft assembly being configured to be inserted into an anatomical passageway of a patient, the shaft assembly comprising:
(i) a rigid proximal portion, and
(ii) a flexible distal portion;

(c) a deflection actuation assembly operatively coupled with the flexible distal portion of the shaft assembly, a rotary actuator rotatable about a rotary axis to thereby deflect the flexible distal portion away from the longitudinal axis without deflecting the rigid proximal portion, the rotary axis being transverse to the longitudinal axis of the shaft assembly; and
(d) a feedback member coupled with the body and positioned adjacent the rotary actuator, the feedback member being configured to cooperate with a feedback portion of the rotary actuator as the rotary actuator is being rotated, the cooperation being operable to produce a feedback indication to a user.