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HANDLE FOR LITHOTRIPSY BASKET DEVICE

  • US 20080009884A1
  • Filed: 06/19/2007
  • Published: 01/10/2008
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/26/2006
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. A lithotriptor device comprising:

  • a proximal handle;

    an elongate sheath with a lumen extending longitudinally therethrough;

    a basket wire; and

    a basket attached to the basket wire near a distal end thereof, wherein the wire extends through the lumen of the elongate sheath;

    the handle comprising a first handle member and a second handle member axially movable relative to the first handle member, one of the first handle member and the second handle member connected to the elongate sheath, the other of the first handle member and the second handle member connected to the basket wire;

    the first and second handle members each comprising an engagement member configured to be engaged by a hand of the user;

    the second handle member further comprising at least one lever and pawl assembly having a lever and a pawl, wherein the pawl is rotatably attached near a first end of the lever and is biased in engagement with an engagement portion of the first handle member, and wherein a fulcrum of the lever connects the lever to the second handle member.

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