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Stent delivery handle

  • US 6,190,360 B1
  • Filed: 04/09/1999
  • Issued: 02/20/2001
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/09/1999
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. An apparatus for treating a remote location within a body lumen of a patient, comprising:

  • a handle member having proximal and distal ends and proximal and distal portions defining a longitudinal axis therebetween, and a lumen therein extending between the proximal and distal ends;

    a control member comprising a tubular portion aligned with the lumen of the handle member and a control portion slidably coupled to received on the distal portion of the handle member, the control portion being directable axially with respect to the handle member between distal and proximal positions;

    a tubular outer member extending distally from the tubular portion of the control member;

    an elongate inner member extending through the lumen in the handle member and through the tubular portion of the control member into the outer member, the inner member being substantially secured axially with respect to the handle member;

    a rail extending axially along the distal portion of the handle member; and

    a guide member on the control member engaging the rail for preventing rotation of the control member relative to the handle member about the longitudinal axis.

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