Patent ID: 7955314

Claim:
A catheter assembly comprising: a handle assembly; a catheter body coupled with the handle assembly, the catheter body extending to a deflectable distal end portion, the deflectable distal end portion controllable by a flexible element; a lever actuator member operatively coupled with the flexible element, the lever actuator member having a first lever position and a second lever position, and movement of the lever actuator member provides for movement of the flexible element and the deflectable distal end portion a two bar linkage including a first bar rotatably coupled with a second bar at a rotatable joint, the first bar is rotatably coupled with the handle assembly and the second bar is attached to the flexible element, and the lever actuator member is separate from the two bar linkage and the lever actuator member is movably engaged with the two bar linkage at the rotatable joint, wherein the rotatable joint is movable along a portion of the lever actuator member; and the lever actuator member disposed along a first surface of the handle assembly, the lever actuator member deflectable toward a second surface when moving from the first position to the second position, where the first surface is opposite the second surface.