Patent ID: 9456877
Filing Date: 2016-10-04
CPC Classification: A61B

Claim Text:
1. A medical instrument comprising: a controller body including a housing and a handle coupled to the housing by a shaft, the handle including a first actuator, a second actuator and a radial actuator; an elongate catheter including a first manipulation section proximal to a second manipulation section; and a distal end effector fixedly attached to a distal end of the elongate catheter; wherein a first rotational movement of the first actuator of the handle with respect to the housing controls movement of the first manipulation section, a second rotational movement of the second actuator of the handle with respect to the housing controls movement of the second manipulation section in a first plane, actuation of the handle along a longitudinal axis of the housing control movement of the second manipulation section in a second plane different from the first plane, and actuation of the radial actuator actuates the distal end effector, wherein the first rotational movement and the second rotational movement are coaxial, and wherein movement of the first manipulation section via the first rotational movement of the handle is independent of movement of the second manipulation section.