Method and apparatus for delivering an implant without bias to a left atrial appendage
AssigneeAtritech, Inc.
InventorsSteve Zaver, Kevin Anderson, Kevin Cowden, Chris Quinn, Brian Watschke
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Abstract
An implant delivery system, comprising: an implantable device comprising a plurality of supports extending between a proximal end and a distal end, the supports being moveable between a collapsed configuration and an expanded configuration, a proximal guide tube at the proximal end of the supports extending toward the distal end, and a distal guide tube at the distal end of the supports extending toward the proximal end, wherein the proximal and distal guide tubes are telescoping and become further engaged as the supports move from the collapsed to the expanded configuration.
Claims20
An implant delivery system, comprising:
- an implantable device comprising a plurality of supports extending between a proximal end and a distal end, the supports being moveable between a collapsed configuration and an expanded configuration, the implantable device being biased to the open position, and having a disconnect mount at the proximal end;
- an actuation shaft extendable through the implantable device into engagement with the distal end;
- a catheter having a catheter tube having a distal end, a disconnect mount distal the distal end of the catheter tube and a flexible sock fixed between the distal end of the catheter tube and the disconnect mount, the catheter disconnect mount coupled to the implantable device disconnect mount.
An implant delivery system, comprising:
- an implantable device comprising a plurality of supports extending between a proximal end and a distal end, the supports being moveable between a collapsed configuration and an expanded configuration, the implantable device being biased to the open position;
- an actuation shaft extendable through the implantable device into engagement with the distal end;
- a catheter having a catheter tube having a distal end and a flexible sock having a first end fixedly attached to the catheter tube distal end and a second end releasable attached to the implantable device proximal end.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.