US 11,986,148 B2
Ergonomic control handle for interventional imaging probe
Birger Løype, Horten (NO)
Assigned to GE Precision Healthcare LLC, Wauwatosa, WI (US)
Filed by GE Precision Healthcare LLC, Wauwatosa, WI (US)
Filed on Aug. 4, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/393,589.
Prior Publication US 2023/0040340 A1, Feb. 9, 2023
Int. Cl. A61B 1/00 (2006.01)
CPC A61B 1/00066 (2013.01) [A61B 1/00048 (2013.01); A61B 1/00013 (2013.01)] 19 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A control handle for an interventional medical device, the control handle comprising:
a body having an exterior cross-sectional shape and providing an interior with an interior cross-sectional shape, the body comprising:
a pair of opposed side panels wherein the pair of side panels have flat exterior surfaces;
a pair of opposed end panels joining opposite ends of the pair of side panels;
a top panel disposed over and joined to the pair of side panels and the pair of end panels; and
a bottom panel located opposite the top panel and joined to the pair of side panels and the pair of end panels; and
a plurality of control elements disposed on the body and adapted to control the operation of the interventional device, the plurality of control elements comprising at least two coaxial, independently rotatable wheels.