Medical implant delivery system and related methods
AssigneesSmith & Nephew, Inc., Smith & Nephew Orthopaedics AG, Smith & Nephew Asia Pacific Pte. Limited
InventorsJessica Marie Grabinsky, Jeffrey Louis Barnes, Nathaniel Zenz-Olson, Nathaniel Van Tran, Jamal James Akid
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Abstract
An implant delivery system is disclosed. The implant delivery system includes a delivery shaft and a detachable frame longitudinally advanceable relative to a delivery sheath. A tether is secured to the detachable frame and extends through a lumen of the delivery shaft to a handle. The tether may be secured to a connection assembly, including a tack member, a tack disk and a collar. The connection assembly may be attached to the detachable frame. The handle may include a tether clamp to secure the tether relative to the handle.
Claims7
An implant delivery system, the implant delivery system comprising:
- a delivery shaft including a proximal portion and a distal portion;
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- a detachable frame coupled to the distal portion of the delivery shaft, wherein the detachable frame includes a body portion and a plurality of attachment arms extending away from the body portion;
- wherein the body portion further includes a first support strut positioned adjacent to a second support strut, and wherein the first support strut converges with the second support strut at a first convergence region, and wherein a first attachment arm of the plurality of attachment arms extends away from the first convergence region;
- a connection assembly coupled to the delivery shaft, the connection assembly including a tack member attached to a tack disk, wherein the tack disk is further attached to a collar, and wherein the collar is configured to extend into and engage the distal portion of the delivery shaft;
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- wherein the detachable frame includes a plurality of connector legs, wherein at least one of the plurality of connector legs is disposed between the tack disk and the collar.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.