Patent ID: 11918196
Assignee: nan
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 0:
1. A system, comprising:
a guide catheter insertable through an external body passage of a subject, said guide catheter having a substantially rigid shaft, a proximal opening, a distal opening and a lumen extending between the proximal opening and the distal opening;
a handle coupled to the guide catheter, the handle having a handle opening, a handle coupling and a structure, wherein the structure is configured to allow a position of the guide catheter to be controlled by some or all of three fingers of one hand of an operator of the handle, wherein the handle opening is configured to couple a tube to an inflation segment at a distal end of the lumen, and wherein the handle coupling is configured to couple a source of suction to a duct through the handle, wherein the handle has a suction opening between the duct and an exterior of the handle to allow the operator to control an amount of suction; and
a guide wire extending through the lumen of the guide catheter,
wherein the structure of the handle is adapted to permit the operator to position a thumb or index finger of the hand to move the inflation segment towards or away from the handle and to control, by one of the thumb or index finger, an amount of suction by covering the suction opening to redirect suction from the suction opening towards the guide catheter.