Medical device control systems
First Claim
1. A medical device, comprising:
- a shaft having a distal end and a proximal end;
an operative element carried by said distal shaft end;
a handle carried by said proximal shaft end; and
an actuating element associated with said handle and configured for initiating a medical function; and
a user programmable processing device configured for allowing a user to define an association between said medical function and a specific manner in which said actuating element is actuated.
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Abstract
A medical device for use by an operator to perform a medical procedure in a body includes a handle to be held by the operator, a shaft attached to the handle and an actuating assembly to control functions associated with the medical procedure. The shaft includes an operative distal portion to perform a medical procedure in the body. The medical device may be part of an ablation catheter system that is programmed to correlate one or more functions with the actuation of the actuating assembly. Multiple actuating assemblies may be provided. Each actuating assembly may be a button. Other types of actuating assemblies may also be used, such as switches or a trackball. The actuating assembly may also be provided on a sleeve that may be selectively attached to the handle of the catheter or the physician operating the catheter, for example.
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46 Claims
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1. A medical device, comprising:
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a shaft having a distal end and a proximal end; an operative element carried by said distal shaft end; a handle carried by said proximal shaft end; and an actuating element associated with said handle and configured for initiating a medical function; and a user programmable processing device configured for allowing a user to define an association between said medical function and a specific manner in which said actuating element is actuated. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A medical device, comprising:
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a shaft having a distal end and a proximal end; at least one operative element carried by said distal shaft end; a handle carried by said proximal shaft end; and an actuating element associated with said handle and configured for initiating a plurality of different medical functions in a predetermined sequence, wherein at least two of said plurality of medical functions are respectively initiated in response to at least two actuations of said actuating element. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A medical device, comprising:
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a shaft having a distal end and a proximal end; at least one operative element carried by said distal shaft end; a handle carried by said proximal shaft end; and an actuating element associated with said handle, wherein at least two different medical functions are assigned to said actuating element, such that said at least two different medical functions are individually initiated when said actuating element is respectively actuated in at least two different manners, wherein said at least two medical functions are in different categories. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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30. A medical device, comprising:
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a shaft having a distal end and a proximal end; at least one operative element carried by said distal shaft end; a handle carried by said proximal shaft end; and an actuating element associated with said handle element and configured for initiating one of at least two different medical functions when actuated a first number of times within a defined period of time and initiating another of said at least two medical functions when actuated a second different number of times within said defined period of time. - View Dependent Claims (31, 32, 33)
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34. A medical device, comprising:
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a shaft having a distal end and a proximal end; an operative element carried by said distal shaft end; a handle carried by said proximal shaft end; and an actuating element associated with said handle and configured for initiating a function; and a user programmable processing device configured for allowing a user to define a specific manner in which said actuating element is actuated to initiate said function. - View Dependent Claims (35, 36, 37, 38)
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39. A medical device, comprising:
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a shaft having a distal end and a proximal end; at least one operative element carried by said distal shaft end; a handle carried by said proximal shaft end; and an actuating element associated with said handle; and a processing device configured for presenting a list of different medical functions, wherein said actuating element is configured for being actuated to advance through said medical function list and for being actuated to select initiation of one of said medical functions. - View Dependent Claims (40, 41, 42, 43)
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44. A medical device, comprising:
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a shaft having a distal end and a proximal end; at least one operative element carried by said distal shaft end; a handle carried by said proximal shaft end; and an actuating element associated with said handle, wherein said actuating element has at least two positions and at least two different medical functions are assigned to said actuating element, such that said at least two different medical functions are individually initiated when said actuating element is respectively placed in said at least two positions.
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45. A medical device, comprising:
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a shaft having a distal end and a proximal end; at least one operative element carried by said distal shaft end; a handle carried by said proximal shaft end; and an actuating element associated with said handle, wherein said actuating element has a first relaxed position, a second unrelaxed position, and a third unrelaxed position, wherein said switch is biased towards said first position upon release of pressure placed on said switch, and wherein at least two different medical functions are assigned to said actuating element, such that one of said at least two different medical functions is initiated when said actuating element is placed in said second position, and another of said at least two different medical functions is initiated when said actuating element is placed in said third position.
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46. A medical device, comprising:
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an intravascular catheter shaft having a distal end and a proximal end; at least one operative element carried by said distal shaft end; a handle carried by said proximal shaft end; and an actuating element associated with said handle, wherein at least two different medical functions are assigned to said actuating element, such that said at least two different medical functions are individually initiated when said actuating element is respectively actuated in at least two different manners.
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