Patent ID: 11931279
Assignee: MORPHIC MEDICAL, INC.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 12:
13. A catheter handle for a delivery system of a gastrointestinal device, the catheter handle comprising:
(a) an inner catheter movable within the handle;
(b) an elongated element within the handle; and
(c) a button on a side of the handle; wherein
(i) the elongated element comprises slots and the button comprises ramped teeth aligned with the slots, wherein the button is configured to cause the ramped teeth to engage the inner catheter via the slots when the button is depressed, thereby retaining the inner catheter within the handle;
(ii) the elongated element is a surround tube, wherein depressing the button bends the surround tube and non-plastically deforms the inner catheter; and/or
(iii) the elongated element is a lever including a lever jaw, wherein depressing the button causes the lever to rotate about a pivot and the jaw of the lever to engage the inner catheter.