Patent ID: 11937780
Assignee: BIOSENSE WEBSTER (ISRAEL) LTD.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A  F | IPC A  F

Claim 5:
6. A method, comprising:
providing an enclosure;
positioning a rotatable knob to be retained by, and protrude from, the enclosure;
positioning a tube having a proximal end to be retained by the enclosure, the tube having an axis of symmetry;
positioning a guidewire insertion tube, wherein the guidewire insertion tube is configured for guiding a guide wire therethrough and holding a balloon thereon,
positioning a balloon insertion mechanism; and
positioning a Geneva drive to be retained within the enclosure, the Geneva drive comprising a drive wheel fixedly attached to the rotatable knob and a driven wheel fixedly attached to the proximal end of the tube, so that an axis of rotation of the driven wheel coincides with the axis of symmetry of the tube,, whereby a continuous rotation of the rotatable knob causes the tube to rotate about the axis of symmetry in discrete angular steps.