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

Claim 0:
1. A handle of a medical device, the handle comprising:
an actuator;
a lock having a feature, wherein the lock and the feature are laterally movable relative to the actuator, wherein the lock includes a button, and wherein the button is configured to laterally translate within a housing of the actuator;
a rack having plurality of teeth separated from one another by a plurality of gaps, wherein the lock is configured to move the feature laterally from (a) a first configuration, in which the feature is disposed in a first gap of the plurality of gaps, between two teeth of the plurality of teeth, such that the two teeth inhibit the actuator from rotating; to (b) a second configuration, in which the feature is disposed outside of the first gap, such that the actuator is rotatable, wherein, in the second configuration, the two teeth are disposed between the feature and the actuator; and
a shaft extending inward, relative to the housing of the actuator, from the button to the feature, wherein a distal portion of the shaft includes a groove, and wherein the groove is configured to translate along a track of the actuator.