APPARATUS, SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MANIPULATING A SURGICAL CATHETER AND WORKING DEVICE WITH A SINGLE HAND

摘要

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.

主权项

1. A system comprising:
a catheter insertable through a body passage of a subject, said 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 Y-shaped section coupled to the proximal opening of the catheter at a distal end of the Y-shaped section, wherein the Y-shaped section has a lumen that mates with the lumen of the catheter; a working device adapted to be insertable through the lumen of the Y-shaped section at a proximal end of the Y-shaped section; and a handle coupled to the Y-shaped section, the handle having a structure to allow a position of the Y-shaped section to be controlled by some or all of three fingers of one hand of an operator of the handle, 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.