Patent ID: 8057462

Claim:
A control for selectively orienting a medical device of the type having control cables configured to actuate a distal tip of the medical device in one or more of an up/down direction and a left/right direction, comprising: a body; an actuator coupled to the body, wherein the actuator is configured to move independently in at least two directions relative to the body; a first pair of control cables mechanically coupled to the actuator and configured to move when the actuator is moved in a first direction; a second pair of control cables mechanically coupled to the actuator and configured to move when the actuator is moved in a second direction; wherein at least one of the first or second pair of control cables has an inner cable and an outer sheath arranged such that one end of the inner cable and outer sheath move with respect to one another when the actuator is moved in one of said two directions and do not move with respect to each other when the actuator is moved in the other of said at least two directions; and a trigger configured to actuate an instrument located at the distal tip of the medical device for performing a procedure on a patient, wherein the trigger is located on the actuator.