Patent ID: 9326872
Filing Date: 2016-05-03
CPC Classification: A61F,A61M

Claim Text:
1. A handle assembly for use in the deployment of a medical device via a plurality of deployment lines that extend through a catheter, said handle assembly comprising: a plurality of removable members offset from a longitudinal axis of the handle assembly and forming sequentially activated portions thereof, each of the plurality of removable members being attached to at least one of the plurality of lines, wherein each of the plurality of lines is operatively coupled with the medical device for selective deployment or actuation thereof, the plurality of removable members being removably attached to each other such that only one of the removable members is presented for manipulation by a user and removal of each of the removable members presents another of the removable members for manipulation by the user; and an actuating mechanism along the longitudinal axis of the handle assembly configured to displace a wire extending through the catheter for actuating the medical device independently of the plurality of removable members.