An apparatus for adjusting the position and orientation of a medical
device within a patient's body includes a distal portion, a body portion
and a proximal portion. The distal portion has a lumen for receiving at
least three control tubes. Each control tube houses a control wire that
is attached to the medical device. The body portion is connected to the
distal portion by a ball-and-socket joint and configured to receive at
least one control wire. The proximal portion is rotatably and slidably
attached to the body portion and configured to receive at least one
control wire.