Patent ID: 9539413
Date: 2017-01-10
CPC Classifications: A61B,A61M

Claim:
1. A catheter handle, comprising: a handle body having a proximal end and a distal end and a passage extending between the proximal end and the distal end, the handle body comprising a plurality of shell parts that can be at least partially separated from each other to access an interior of the handle body; a connector mounted at the proximal end of the handle body; a strain relief arranged distally of the body, the strain relief and the connector being removably arranged relative to the handle body; a catheter sheath projecting distally through the strain relief, the catheter sheath having a distal end and a proximal end; and a multi-component stylet having a proximal end mounted in the passage of the handle body, the stylet having a distal part preformed into a non-rectilinear shape, wherein the non-rectilinear shape of the preformed distal part of the stylet is imparted to the catheter sheath, and a distal end of the distal part of the stylet is movable within the distal end of the catheter sheath; wherein the catheter sheath is extendable distally over the distal end of the stylet.