Patent ID: 9533122
Date: 2017-01-03
CPC Classifications: A61B,A61M

Claim:
1. A drive system, comprising: a first tool adapted for use by a left hand; and a second tool adapted for use by a right hand, the second tool comprising: a single control handle; a housing containing a control mechanism being driven by the control handle, wherein the control handle is coupled to the housing via a shaft, an entirety of the single control handle being configured to rotate relative to the housing about a first axis defined by the shaft and a second axis different from the first axis by moving the entirety of the single control handle, wherein each of the first axis and the second axis is different from a longitudinal axis of the housing, and wherein rotating the entirety of the single control handle about the second axis causes a corresponding rotation of the shaft about the second axis; a catheter having an end effector and an articulation section proximal to the end effector comprising a plurality of segments that pivot relative to each other via a ball and socket mechanism; and a first control cable including a proximal end and a distal end, the proximal end mating with the control mechanism and the distal end mating with the articulation section, wherein the first control cable articulates the articulation section by transferring force generated by movement of the control handle about the first axis or the second axis.