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

Claim 0:
1. 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 positioned at a radially-inner surface of the collar and extending circumferentially about a central longitudinal axis of the collar, and
a protrusion extending from an exterior surface of the valve and received within the channel, wherein the protrusion is configured to translate from a first position within the channel to a second position within the channel, and wherein, upon translation of the protrusion from the first position to the second position, the collar rotates about a longitudinal axis of the valve.