Handle for steerable catheter

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Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a handle for steerable catheter showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a right side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a left side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a front elevational view thereof; and,

FIG. 7 is a rear elevational view thereof.

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Patent History
Patent number: D405881
Type: Grant
Filed: Jan 16, 1996
Date of Patent: Feb 16, 1999
Assignee: Catheter Imaging Systems, Inc. (Atlanta, GA)
Inventors: Phillip Jack Snoke (Atlanta, GA), David Scott Rowley (Smyrna, GA), Thomas Scott Klinker (Churchville, PA)
Primary Examiner: Louis S. Zarfas
Assistant Examiner: Frank Martinez
Law Firm: Allen, Dyer, Doppelt, Milbrath & Gilchrist, P.A.
Application Number: 0/48,898
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Conduit Or Nozzle (e.g., Syringe, Cannula, Catheter, Etc.) (8) (D24/112)
International Classification: 2402;