Patent ID: 8048025
Filing Date: 2011-11-01
Classification: A61B,A61M

Abstract:
1. A steering mechanism for use as part of a medical device, comprising: a housing including a proximal end and a distal end, the housing couplable to a steerable medical device, the housing substantially extending along a longitudinal axis; and an actuation system adapted for one-handed operation by a user, the actuation system configured to move at least a portion of the steerable medical device along a first plane and a second plane different than the first plane such that 360 degree articulation of the steerable medical device is achievable, the actuation system including a first actuator and a second actuator, the first actuator movable with respect to the second actuator along the longitudinal axis and about a second axis different than the longitudinal axis, the first actuator at least partially disposed within the second actuator, the second actuator coupled to the proximal end of the housing, the second actuator movable with respect to the housing and about the longitudinal axis.