Patent ID: 11918763
Assignee: NEXTERN INNOVATION, LLC
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 0:
1. A hand-held catheter apparatus, comprising:
a unitary handle body extending from a proximal end to a distal end along a longitudinal axis;
a user input interface on an outer surface of the handle body, wherein the user input interface generates a rotation command signal in response to user input at the user input interface;
a rotational actuator module positioned in the handle body and having a rotatable output, wherein the rotational actuator module controls an angular rotation of the rotatable output in response to the rotation command signal;
a catheter interface rigidly coupled to a catheter structure extending distally therefrom, the catheter interface rotatably coupled to a distal end of the handle body and coupled to rotate the catheter structure about the longitudinal axis in response to rotation of the rotatable output;
a grip portion formed at the proximal end for being gripped by a user performing a catheter procedure in the body of a patient, and,
a first deflection actuator disposed in the handle body and configured to impart, via a catheter deflection interface, a first deflection angle command in a first plane to a steerable tip at a distal end of the catheter structure,
wherein:
the handle body and the catheter structure are disposable, and,
the handle body is configured to be supported by and manipulated by at least one human hand.