FORCED DEPLOYMENT SEQUENCE HANDLE ASSEMBLY WITH INDEPENDENT ACTUATING MECHANISM

摘要

A handle assembly for use in the deployment of a medical device via a plurality of deployment lines that extend through a catheter. The handle assembly includes a plurality of removable members for deployment or actuation of the medical device. The handle assembly also includes an actuating mechanism for displacing a wire extending through the catheter for actuating the medical device independently of the plurality of removable members.

主权项

1. A system comprising:
a catheter having a proximal end and a distal end; a medical device arranged near the distal end of the catheter; a handle assembly coupled to the proximal end of the catheter, the handle assembly including:
at least one portion laterally offset from the catheter and configured to affect a stage of deployment of the medical device; andan actuating mechanism aligned with the catheter and configured to actuate the medical device.