Patent ID: 8747352
Filing Date: 2014-06-10
Classification: A61B,A61M

Abstract:
1. A medical device comprising: an expandable element defining a proximal portion, a distal portion, and a lumen; an elongate body defining a proximal portion, a distal portion, and a lumen therebetween, the expandable element being affixed to at least a portion of the distal portion of the elongate body; a shaft disposed at least partially within the lumen of the expandable element and defining a proximal portion, a distal portion, and a longitudinal axis; and a pull wire having a continuous diameter, the pull wire being attached to the distal portion of the shaft at an attachment point that is within the distal portion of the expandable element, a pull force exerted on the pull wire deflecting the expandable element at a deflection point that is proximal of the balloon lumen.