Patent ID: 9642514
Date: 2017-05-09
CPC Classifications: A61B,A61M

Claim:
1. A catheter assembly comprising: a handle; a locatable guide extending from the handle and including a distal end; a plurality of steering elements extending between the handle and the distal end of the locatable guide and configured to articulate the distal end of the locatable guide; and an actuator slidably and rotatably disposed on the handle, the actuator configured to rotate relative to the handle to select one or more of the steering elements for actuation and configured to slide relative to the handle to actuate the selected one or more of the steering elements to articulate the distal end of the locatable guide, wherein each steering element includes an actuator block at a proximal end thereof, and the actuator is configured to engage the actuator blocks when the actuator slides relative to the handle to slide one or more actuator blocks relative to the handle.