Patent ID: 8979740
Filing Date: 2015-03-17
Classification: A61M

Abstract:
1. A steerable catheter or sheath comprising: a catheter or sheath body defining a longitudinal axis; first and second actuation wires extending from a proximal end of the body; and a control handle coupled to the body for steering a distal end of the body, the control handle comprising: wherein the first actuation wire extends in a first orientation toward and engages with a first portion of the wire diverting assembly disposed on the second side of the longitudinal axis, the second actuation wire extends in the first orientation toward and engages with a second portion of the wire diverting assembly disposed on the first side of the longitudinal axis, and the wire diverting assembly changes the first orientation to a second orientation that is at an angle to the first orientation and diverts the first and second actuation wires respectively to the first and second actuation wire connection locations such that the first and second actuation wires each cross the longitudinal axis as they extend from the wire diverting assembly to their respective actuation wire connection locations.