Medical device stabilizing apparatus and method of use
AssigneeEdwards Lifesciences Corporation
InventorsGregory Scott Tyler, II, Arnold Cruz Tuason, David M. Taylor, Matthew T. Winston, Alexander J. Siegel
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Abstract
A stabilizing unit for a medical device includes a base member, a housing, a stabilizing fork, one or more springs, and a retaining arm. The housing has a lower housing portion and an upper housing portion connected to the lower housing portion. The lower housing portion is disposed in a laterally extending slot of the base member. The stabilizing fork is disposed in the upper housing portion. The one or more springs extend into the stabilizing fork. The retaining arm is slidably coupled to the upper housing portion. The retaining arm retains the stabilizing fork in the upper housing portion.
Claims20
A stabilizing unit for a medical device, comprising:
- a base member including a slot;
- a housing having a lower housing portion and an upper housing portion connected to the lower housing portion;
- wherein at least a portion of the lower housing portion is disposed in the slot of the base member;
- and
- wherein the upper housing portion includes an inverted T-shaped slot;
- a stabilizing fork having a pair of arms and a U-shaped slot, wherein the pair of arms are separated by the U-shaped slot of the stabilizing fork;
- and
- wherein at least a portion of the stabilizing fork is disposed in the upper housing portion;
- and
- a retaining arm having an upper portion, a lower portion, and a groove disposed between the upper portion and the lower portion;
- wherein the retaining arm is slidably disposed in the inverted T-shaped slot;
- and
- wherein the retaining arm retains the stabilizing fork in the upper housing portion.
A stabilizing apparatus for a medical device, comprising:
- a table;
- a stabilizing unit comprising:
- a base member including a slot;
- a housing having a lower housing portion and an upper housing portion connected to the lower housing portion;
- wherein at least a portion of the lower housing portion is disposed in a laterally extending slot of the base member;
- and
- wherein the upper housing portion includes an inverted T-shaped slot;
- a stabilizing fork having a pair of arms and a U-shaped slot, wherein the pair of arms are separated by the U-shaped slot of the stabilizing fork;
- and
- wherein at least a portion of the stabilizing fork is disposed in the upper housing portion;
- and
- a retaining arm having an upper portion, a lower portion, and a groove disposed between the upper portion and the lower portion;
- wherein the retaining arm is slidably disposed in the inverted T-shaped slot;
- and
- wherein the retaining arm retains the stabilizing fork in the upper housing portion;
- and
- a clamp that secures the stabilizing unit to the table.
A system comprising:
- a medical device comprising a handle, a shaft extending from the handle, and an implantable device connected to the shaft;
- wherein the implantable device is selected from the group consisting of a prosthetic heart valve, a stent, a stent graph, and a valve repair device;
- a table;
- a stabilizing unit that supports the medical device, the stabilizing unit comprising:
- a base member including a slot;
- a housing having a lower housing portion and an upper housing portion connected to the lower housing portion;
- wherein at least a portion of the lower housing portion is disposed in the slot of the base member;
- and
- wherein the upper housing portion includes an inverted T-shaped slot;
- a stabilizing fork having a pair of arms and a U-shaped slot, wherein the pair of arms are separated by the U-shaped slot of the stabilizing fork;
- and
- wherein at least a portion of the stabilizing fork is disposed in the upper housing portion;
- a retaining arm having an upper portion, a lower portion, and a groove disposed between the upper portion and the lower portion;
- wherein the retaining arm is slidably disposed in the inverted T-shaped slot;
- and
- wherein the retaining arm retains the stabilizing fork in the upper housing portion;
- and
- a clamp that secures the stabilizing unit to the table.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.