Patent ID: 11898642
Assignee: BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A  F | IPC A  F

Claim 10:
11. A medical device, comprising:
a valve; and
an actuation mechanism disposed at a proximal end of the valve, the actuation mechanism comprising:
a collar disposed around a perimeter of the valve, the collar including a channel extending circumferentially about a central longitudinal axis of the collar,
a protrusion extending from an exterior surface of the valve and received within the channel, and
a biasing member configured to bias the protrusion in a proximal direction, and wherein the biasing member is configured to translate the protrusion from a first position within the channel to a second position within the channel when the biasing member is engaged, and wherein, the collar is configured to rotate about a longitudinal axis when the protrusion translates from the first position to the second position,
wherein the channel includes a plurality of angled surfaces disposed transverse to the central longitudinal axis of the collar, and
wherein the plurality of angled surfaces includes a plurality of proximal surfaces and a plurality of distal surfaces disposed opposite the plurality of proximal surfaces.