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US 12,213,842 B2Granted
Apparatus for preventing device deployment failure
AssigneeTeleflex Life Sciences Limited
InventorsKevin Alexander Lessard, Christopher Zaler, Jolene Cutts, Alexander Charles Gordon, Maheshwara Rao, Mitchell C. Barham
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Abstract
An apparatus for preventing deployment failure or damage of a movable portion of a treatment device via a force limiting element in the treatment device.
Claims18
An apparatus for manipulating tissue within a subject to treat a medical condition, the apparatus comprising:
- a first movable assembly coupled to a needle;
- a second movable assembly coupled to a suturing component, wherein the first movable assembly and the second movable assembly are configured to move relative to each other;
- a force limiting element coupled to the second movable assembly and a proximal portion of the suturing component, wherein the force limiting element is configured to maintain a position of the second movable assembly relative to the first movable assembly;
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- an implant configured for deployment within the tissue, the implant comprising one or more anchor members connected to a tensioning element.
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A cartridge for delivering an implant, comprising:
- a housing;
- a movable assembly positioned within the housing and coupled to a suturing component, the suturing component comprising a suture and an elongate tubular member defining an inner lumen configured to accommodate the suture, wherein the movable assembly is configured to move relative to the housing;
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- a force limiting element coupled to the movable assembly and a proximal portion of the suturing component, the force limiting element configured to absorb frictional forces received at a distal portion of the suturing component during delivery of the implant to a tissue.
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An apparatus for manipulating tissue within a subject to treat a medical condition, the apparatus comprising:
- a first movable assembly coupled to a needle;
- a second movable assembly coupled to a suturing component, wherein the first movable assembly and the second movable assembly are configured to move relative to each other;
- a force limiting element coupled to the second movable assembly and a proximal portion of the suturing component, wherein the force limiting element is configured to maintain a position of the second movable assembly relative to the first movable assembly, wherein the force limiting element comprises a spring, and a portion of the suturing component is configured to extend through a lumen defined by coils of the spring.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.