Patent ID: 9138250
Filing Date: 2015-09-22
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. A medical instrument handle comprising: a) a stem having a proximal stem portion and a distal stem portion; b) a joystick assembly including a platform, a proximal joystick portion and a distal joystick portion, wherein the distal joystick portion is articulatably connected to the proximal stem portion with a ball-and-socket attachment; c) a first telescoping conduit extending from the platform to the stem, wherein the first telescoping conduit is connected to the platform by a ball-and-socket connection and to the stem by another ball-and-socket connection; and d) a medical-instrument-member first articulation cable extending through the first telescoping conduit and including a proximal cable portion which is connected to the platform and which is substantially transversely constrained by the stem, wherein articulation of the joystick assembly with respect to the stem changes a distance between the platform and the stem as measured along the first articulation cable.