Patent ID: 11883062
Assignee: BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 0:
1. A medical device, comprising:
a handle having a distal end region, a proximal end region and an inner chamber;
a guidewire brake including an actuation member coupled to a first gripping member and a second gripping member; and
a sensor attached to the guidewire brake;
wherein the first gripping member and the second gripping member are disposed within the inner chamber of the handle;
wherein at least a portion of the actuation member is positioned along an outer surface of the handle;
wherein the first gripping member is coupled to the actuation member by a first pivotal linkage and the second gripping member is coupled to the actuation member via a second pivotal linkage different from the first pivotal linkage;
wherein the first gripping member and the second gripping member are configured to shift between an unclamped configuration and a clamped configuration.