(12) UIllt€d States Patent (10) Patent No.: US 8,057,462 B2 Weitzner et al. (45) Date of Patent: Nov. 15, 2011 (54) MEDICAL DEVICE CONTROL SYSTEM 6,013,024 A * 1/2000 Mitsuda et al. ............. .. 600/146 6,033,378 A * 3/2000 Lundquist et al. . 604/95.01 * . (75) Inventors: Barry Weitzner, Acton, MA (US); John Golden,N°I't°I1,MA0JS);Ri°hard 733383505 B2* 3/2008 Bolson .......... ... 606/150 Rothstein, Etna, NH (US); Anna Chen, 7,410,483 B2 * 8/2008 Danitz et al. ..... .. 606/1 NW ii: 222/112 Fitchburg, MA (US); Kim Dang, atsul 2003/0018237 A1* 1/2003 Okada ....... .. 600/146 Newton, MA (US) 2003/0050649 A1* 3/2003 Brock oi al. ..... .. 606/130 _ _ _ _ 2003/0092965 A1* 5/2003 Konomura et al. 600/146 (73) Ass1gnee: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc., Maple 2003/0135204 A1* 7/2003 Lee oi al. ................ .. 606/1 Grove, MN (US) 2004/0059191 A1* 3/2004 Krupa et al. 600/146 2004/0181140 A1* 9/2004 Falwell et al. . 600/374 ~ . ~ ~ ~ ~ 2004/0193016 A1* 9/2004 Root et al. .................. .. 600/146 ( * ) Not1ce. SUDJBCF to any d1scla1mer, the term ofth1s 2004/0236316 A1 11/2004 Danitz et al‘ 13211811t 15 extended or adlusted under 35 2004/0267093 A1* 12/2004 Miyagietal. ............... .. 600/146 U.S.C. l54(b) by 1191 days. 2005/0075538 A1* 4/2005 Banik oi al. ................. .. 600/141 2005/0096694 A1 5/2005 Lee (21) App1_NQ_; 11/474,114 2005/0154261 A1* 7/2005 Ohline et al. ............... .. 600/141 2005/0245789 A1* 11/2005 Smith et al. ...... .. 600/159 ~ . 2006/0007184 A1* 1/2006 Rosenberg et al. ......... .. 345/173 (22) Filed. Jun. 22, 2006 _ _ _ FOREIGN PATENT DOCUMENTS (65) Prior Publication Data W0 W0 94/21179 A2 9/1994 US 2007/0010801A1 Jan. 11,2007 W0 WO 97/12557 A1 4/1997 * cited by examiner Related U.S. Application Data P ' E ' iJ hnP L b k (63) Continuation-in-part of application No. 11/165,593, r”.nary xamnier O . eu ec er . Assistant Examiner * Chrlstopher Sponhe1mer filed on Jun. 22, 2005, noW Pat. No. 7,618,413. _ _ (74) Attorney, Agent, or Firm * F1nnegan, Henderson, (51) Int_ CL FaraboW, Garrett & Dunner, LLP A61B 17/00 (2006.01) (52) U.S. Cl. .......................................... .. 606/1; 600/146 (57) ABSTRACT (58) Field of Classification Search ................ .. 600/101, A Control System for allowing a use-Ito Control the Orientation 600/104’ 117, 118’ 121, 131, 146, 148, 149; ofa medical device or a medical instrument in a variety of 604/9504; 606/1 directions. An actuator selectively tensions one or more conSee application file for Complete Search history trol cables having ends secured at or adjacent a distal tip of the medical device in order to bend the distal tip in a desired (56) References Cited direction. In one embodiment, a physician can adjust the
