US 12,213,650 B2
In-vivo visualization system
John O. McWeeney, Brighton, MA (US); Michael S. H. Chu, Brookline, MA (US); Jozef Slanda, Milford, MA (US); Benjamin E. Morris, Jeffersonville, IN (US); David W. Robertson, Ogunquit, ME (US); David I. Freed, Westborough, MA (US); James F. Schuermann, Natick, MA (US); John B. Golden, Norton, MA (US); Brian Keith Wells, Lagrange, KY (US); Jesse Leonard Farris, III, Exeter, NH (US); Oscar R. Carrillo, Jr., Middletown, CT (US); Todd A. Hall, Goshen, KY (US); Yem Chin, Burlington, MA (US); and Mark L. Adams, Sandy, UT (US)
Assigned to Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc., Maple Grove, MN (US)
Filed by Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc., Maple Grove, MN (US)
Filed on Oct. 13, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/486,577.
Application 18/486,577 is a continuation of application No. 18/155,105, filed on Jan. 17, 2023, granted, now 11,819,192.
Application 18/155,105 is a continuation of application No. 17/348,442, filed on Jun. 15, 2021, abandoned.
Application 17/348,442 is a continuation of application No. 15/585,934, filed on May 3, 2017, granted, now 11,064,869, issued on Jul. 20, 2021.
Application 15/585,934 is a continuation of application No. 13/443,138, filed on Apr. 10, 2012, abandoned.
Application 13/443,138 is a continuation of application No. 13/041,624, filed on Mar. 7, 2011, granted, now 8,608,649, issued on Dec. 17, 2013.
Application 13/041,624 is a continuation of application No. 11/089,520, filed on Mar. 23, 2005, granted, now 7,922,650, issued on Apr. 12, 2011.
Claims priority of provisional application 60/656,801, filed on Feb. 25, 2005.
Claims priority of provisional application 60/555,356, filed on Mar. 23, 2004.
Prior Publication US 2024/0041305 A1, Feb. 8, 2024
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. A61B 1/005 (2006.01); A61B 1/00 (2006.01); A61B 1/008 (2006.01); A61B 1/012 (2006.01); A61B 1/015 (2006.01); A61B 1/018 (2006.01); A61B 1/04 (2006.01); A61B 1/06 (2006.01); A61B 1/07 (2006.01); A61B 1/273 (2006.01); A61B 1/307 (2006.01); A61B 6/06 (2006.01); A61M 25/00 (2006.01); A61M 25/01 (2006.01); A61M 25/06 (2006.01)
CPC A61B 1/0057 (2013.01) [A61B 1/00071 (2013.01); A61B 1/00103 (2013.01); A61B 1/00117 (2013.01); A61B 1/00135 (2013.01); A61B 1/00154 (2013.01); A61B 1/00165 (2013.01); A61B 1/0052 (2013.01); A61B 1/008 (2013.01); A61B 1/0125 (2013.01); A61B 1/015 (2013.01); A61B 1/018 (2013.01); A61B 1/04 (2013.01); A61B 1/0607 (2013.01); A61B 1/07 (2013.01); A61B 1/273 (2013.01); A61B 1/307 (2013.01); A61B 6/06 (2013.01); A61M 25/0068 (2013.01); A61M 25/0136 (2013.01); A61M 25/0147 (2013.01); A61M 25/0662 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
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1. A medical device handle comprising:
a handle housing;
a steering mechanism, including:
a pulley disposed in the handle housing; and
a steering knob coupled to the pulley; and
a lock mechanism, comprising:
a lock lever;
a first member coupled to the lock lever and having a first cam profile; and
a second member positioned adjacent to the pulley and having a second cam profile;
wherein rotation of the lock lever from an unlocked position to a locked position causes rotation of the first member, wherein the rotation of the first member causes the first cam profile to interact with the second cam profile to translate the second member relative to the handle housing, and wherein the translation of the second member relative to the handle housing causes a translation of the pulley relative to the handle housing, thereby restricting rotation of the pulley.