Systems and Methods for Controlling Patient Catheters
First Claim
1. A patient treatment system, comprising:
- a catheter carrying multiple active elements; and
a controller connected to the catheter, the controller including;
a housing having directional indicators; and
multiple control elements coupled to the multiple active elements, with individual control elements movable relative to the housing to control motion of the active elements, wherein the multiple control elements are positioned so that manipulation of the multiple control elements in a first order that is clockwise or counterclockwise as identified by the directional indicators moves the multiple active elements in a first manner, and manipulation of the multiple control elements in a second order opposite the first order moves the multiple active elements in a second manner opposite the first manner.
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Abstract
Systems and methods for controlling patient catheters are disclosed. A system in accordance with a particular embodiment includes a catheter carrying multiple active elements, and a controller connected to the catheter. The controller can include a housing having directional indicators, and multiple control elements coupled to the multiple active elements. Individual control elements can be moveable relative to the housing to control the motion of the active elements, and the multiple control elements can be positioned so that manipulation of the multiple control elements in a first order that is clockwise or counterclockwise as identified by the directional indicators moves the multiple active elements in a first manner, and manipulation of the multiple control elements in a second order opposite the first order moves the multiple active elements in a second manner opposite the first manner.
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19 Claims
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1. A patient treatment system, comprising:
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a catheter carrying multiple active elements; and a controller connected to the catheter, the controller including; a housing having directional indicators; and multiple control elements coupled to the multiple active elements, with individual control elements movable relative to the housing to control motion of the active elements, wherein the multiple control elements are positioned so that manipulation of the multiple control elements in a first order that is clockwise or counterclockwise as identified by the directional indicators moves the multiple active elements in a first manner, and manipulation of the multiple control elements in a second order opposite the first order moves the multiple active elements in a second manner opposite the first manner. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A patient treatment system, comprising:
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a positioning catheter having multiple active elements, including; a delivery catheter movably carried in the positioning catheter; an electrode catheter movably carried in the delivery catheter; a tissue penetrating guidewire movably carried in the electrode catheter; an electrode carried by the electrode catheter; and an electrode actuator connected to the electrode and movably carried in the electrode catheter; and a controller connected to the positioning catheter, the controller including; a housing having directional indicators identifying a clockwise sequence; and a plurality of control elements, including; a catheter bend control coupled to the delivery catheter and reversibly rotatable between a first position with the delivery catheter housed within the positioning catheter, and a second position with the delivery catheter bent so as to at least partially exit the positioning catheter; a penetrating guidewire control coupled to the penetrating guidewire, positioned adjacent to the catheter bend control, and reversibly slideable between a third position in which the penetrating guidewire is housed in the electrode catheter and a fourth position in which the penetrating guidewire is advanced outwardly from the electrode catheter from the third position; a coaption control coupled to the electrode, positioned adjacent to the penetrating guidewire control, and reversibly rotatable between a fifth position in which the electrode is spaced a first distance from the positioning catheter and a sixth position in which the electrode is spaced a second distance less than the first distance from the positioning catheter; and an electrode deployment control coupled to the electrode actuator, positioned adjacent to the coaption control, and reversibly slideable between a seventh position in which the electrode is housed within the electrode catheter and an eighth position in which the electrode is deployed from the electrode catheter, the electrode deployment control being rotatable between a ninth position in which the electrode has a collapsed configuration and a tenth position in which the electrode has an erected configuration; and wherein at least one of the controls includes an indicator that aligns with a corresponding indicator of the housing only when the active element to which it is coupled is positioned for movement. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12)
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13. A method for treating a patient, comprising:
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introducing a catheter into a patient, the catheter carrying multiple active elements; and operating a controller connected to the catheter to move the active elements, wherein the controller includes a housing having directional indicators and multiple control elements, and wherein operating includes; manipulating the multiple control elements in a first order that is clockwise or counterclockwise as identified by the directional indicators to move the at least one active element in a first manner; and manipulating the multiple control elements in a second order opposite the first order to move the at least one active element in a second manner opposite the first manner. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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