A control handle for a steerable catheter, the handle comprising: an elongate housing defining an opening on a distal end thereof, said elongate housing and said opening being concentric about an actuation axis, said actuation axis defining a proximal translational direction and a distal translational direction; a plunger disposed within said opening of said elongate housing and having a proximal portion and a distal portion, said proximal portion of said plunger being disposed within said elongate housing, said distal portion extending distal to said opening of said elongate housing, said plunger being translatable within said elongate housing over a stroke length along said actuation axis; a catheter body attached to said distal portion of said plunger; a gear mounted to said plunger and disposed within said elongate housing, said gear being rotatable about a rotation axis that is substantially perpendicular to said actuation axis; a spool portion (112; 122, 124) operatively coupled with said gear and rotatable about said rotation axis; at least one pull wire engaged with said spool portion (112; 1222, 124) for collection about said rotation axis; said at least one pull wire extending from said spool portion (112; 122, 124) through said distal portion of said plunger and into said catheter body; a first gear rack operatively coupled with and being in fixed relation with said elongate housing; and a second gear rack operatively coupled with and being in fixed relation with said elongate housing, said control handle being selectively configurable in a first configuration to engage said first gear rack with said gear for rotation of said gear in a first rotational direction when said plunger is translated in said distal direction, and said control handle being selectively configurable in a second configuration to engage said second gear rack with said gear for rotation of said gear in a second rotational direction when said plunger is translated in said distal direction, said second rotational direction being opposite said first rotational direction. an elongate housing defining an opening on a distal end thereof, said elongate housing and said opening being concentric about an actuation axis, said actuation axis defining a proximal translational direction and a distal translational direction; a plunger disposed within said opening of said elongate housing and having a proximal portion and a distal portion, said proximal portion of said plunger being disposed within said elongate housing, said distal portion extending distal to said opening of said elongate housing, said plunger being translatable within said elongate housing over a stroke length along said actuation axis; a catheter body attached to said distal portion of said plunger; a gear mounted to said plunger and disposed within said elongate housing, said gear being rotatable about a rotation axis that is substantially perpendicular to said actuation axis; a spool portion (112; 122, 124) operatively coupled with said gear and rotatable about said rotation axis; at least one pull wire engaged with said spool portion (112; 1222, 124) for collection about said rotation axis; said at least one pull wire extending from said spool portion (112; 122, 124) through said distal portion of said plunger and into said catheter body; a first gear rack operatively coupled with and being in fixed relation with said elongate housing; and a second gear rack operatively coupled with and being in fixed relation with said elongate housing, said control handle being selectively configurable in a first configuration to engage said first gear rack with said gear for rotation of said gear in a first rotational direction when said plunger is translated in said distal direction, and said control handle being selectively configurable in a second configuration to engage said second gear rack with said gear for rotation of said gear in a second rotational direction when said plunger is translated in said distal direction, said second rotational direction being opposite said first rotational direction.