Patent ID: 11930997
Assignee: BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A  G | IPC A  G

Claim 15:
16. A handle of a medical device, the handle comprising:
a lock having a shaft extending from a button to a feature, wherein the shaft extends inward, relative to a housing of the actuator, wherein the button is configured to laterally translate within a housing of the actuator, wherein the shaft extends through an opening of a segment in the actuator, and wherein the lock and the feature are laterally movable relative to the actuator; and
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, and wherein, in the second configuration, the two teeth are disposed between the feature and the actuator,
wherein the shaft includes a distal shaft portion, and wherein, in the first configuration, an upper surface of the distal shaft portion abuts a lower surface of the segment.