Patent ID: 11930997
Assignee: BOSTON SCIENTIFIC MEDICAL DEVICE LIMITED
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A  G | IPC A  G

Claim 13:
14. A handle of a medical device, the handle comprising:
a rotatable actuator;
a lock laterally movable relative to the actuator and configured to move a feature laterally relative to the actuator;
a shaft fixed to and extending radially inward from the lock; and
a rack having plurality of teeth, wherein the lock is configured to move the feature laterally from (a) a first configuration, in which at least two teeth of the plurality of teeth inhibit the actuator from rotating, wherein, in the first configuration, the feature is in a first lateral position relative to the plurality of teeth, to (b) a second configuration, in which the feature is in a second lateral position relative to the plurality of teeth such that the actuator is rotatable,
wherein the feature is disposed on a distal portion of the shaft, wherein the feature extends perpendicularly relative to a center axis of the shaft, wherein the shaft includes an extension and a spring, and wherein the extension is configured to confine the spring to a portion of the shaft.