Patent ID: 8834357
Filing Date: 2014-09-16
Classification: A61B,A61M

Abstract:
1. A steering mechanism for use as part of a medical device, comprising: an elongate housing adapted to be coupled to a steerable member of a medical device; and an actuation system coupled to the elongate housing, the actuation system adapted to control movement of the steerable member of the medical device within a body of a patient, the actuation system including an actuator, a first cam, and a second cam, wherein: the actuator is adapted to move the first cam from a first position to a second position different than the first position when the actuator is moved in a first direction about a first axis, the first cam is adapted to move the steerable member of the medical device in a first direction along a first plane when the first cam is moved from the first position to the second position, the actuator is adapted to move the second cam from a first position to a second position different than the first position when the actuator is moved in a first direction about a second axis different than the first axis, the second cam is adapted to move the steerable member of the medical device in a first direction along a second plane when the second cam is moved from the first position to the second position, and the first cam is adapted to move about the first axis and the second axis, and the first cam and the second cam are adapted to rotate about the first axis, wherein the elongate housing includes a first grip portion and a second grip portion different than the first grip portion, and the actuator is coupled to the elongate housing between the first grip portion and the second grip portion.