Apparatus, system and method for manipulating a surgical catheter and working device with a single hand
DC CAFCFirst Claim
1. A system, comprising:
- a guide catheter insertable through an external body passage of a subject, said guide catheter having a substantially rigid shaft, a proximal opening, a distal opening and a lumen extending between the proximal opening and the distal opening;
a handle coupled to the guide catheter, the handle having a handle opening, a handle coupling and a structure, wherein the structure is configured to allow a position of the guide catheter to be controlled by some or all of three fingers of one hand of an operator of the handle, and wherein the handle coupling is configured to couple a source of suction to the lumen; and
a working device adapted to be insertable through the handle opening into the lumen of the guide catheter,wherein the structure of the handle is adapted to permit the operator to position a thumb and index finger of the hand to manipulate the working device via a portion of the working device immediately adjacent to the handle opening and to control, by one of the thumb or index finger, an amount of suction coupled to the distal opening of the lumen.
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Abstract
Systems and methods are disclosed that include a guide catheter apparatus insertable through a external body passage of a subject. The guide catheter apparatus includes a substantially rigid shaft and a handle. The shaft has a proximal opening, a distal opening, and a lumen extending between the proximal opening and the distal opening. The handle has a structure to allow a position of the guide catheter to be controlled by some or all of three fingers of one hand of an operator of the handle. The structure of the handle is adapted to permit the operator to position a thumb and index finger of the hand to manipulate a working device inserted into the lumen of the guide catheter, where the working device is manipulable via a portion of the working device immediately adjacent to the handle.
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1. A system, comprising:
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a guide catheter insertable through an external body passage of a subject, said guide catheter having a substantially rigid shaft, a proximal opening, a distal opening and a lumen extending between the proximal opening and the distal opening; a handle coupled to the guide catheter, the handle having a handle opening, a handle coupling and a structure, wherein the structure is configured to allow a position of the guide catheter to be controlled by some or all of three fingers of one hand of an operator of the handle, and wherein the handle coupling is configured to couple a source of suction to the lumen; and a working device adapted to be insertable through the handle opening into the lumen of the guide catheter, wherein the structure of the handle is adapted to permit the operator to position a thumb and index finger of the hand to manipulate the working device via a portion of the working device immediately adjacent to the handle opening and to control, by one of the thumb or index finger, an amount of suction coupled to the distal opening of the lumen. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method comprising:
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inserting a guide catheter through an external body passage of a subject, wherein the guide catheter comprises a substantially rigid shaft, a proximal opening, a distal opening and a lumen extending between the proximal opening and the distal opening; coupling a source of suction to the lumen through the handle; inserting a working device through a handle opening in a handle coupled to the guide catheter and into the lumen of the guide catheter; controlling a position of the guide catheter using the handle that is formed to allow the position of the guide catheter to be controlled by some or all of three fingers of a hand, while substantially simultaneously manipulating the working device with a thumb and index finger of the hand via a portion of the working device immediately adjacent to the handle opening; and controlling the position of the guide catheter using the handle, while substantially simultaneously controlling, by one of the thumb or index finger, an amount of suction coupled to the distal opening of the lumen. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A guide catheter apparatus insertable through an external body passage of a subject, comprising:
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a substantially rigid shaft with a proximal opening, a distal opening, and a lumen extending between the proximal opening and the distal opening; and a handle coupled to the shaft, the handle having a handle opening, a handle coupling and a structure, wherein the structure is configured to allow a position of the guide catheter apparatus to be controlled by some or all of three fingers of one hand of an operator of the handle, wherein the handle coupling is configured to couple a source of suction to the lumen, wherein the structure of the handle is adapted to permit the operator to position a thumb and index finger of the hand to manipulate a working device via a portion of the working device immediately adjacent to the handle opening when the working device is inserted through the handle opening into the lumen of the shaft, and wherein the structure of the handle is configured to permit the operator to control, by one of the thumb or index finger, an amount of suction coupled to the distal opening of the lumen. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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