Medical device delivery systems and methods
AssigneeW. L. Gore & Associates, Inc.
InventorsKarl R. Chung, Susan J. Rudes
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Abstract
Medical device delivery systems and methods are disclosed. In various examples, the medical device delivery system (1000) includes an elongate element (1100) including an olive (1200). The olive (1200) includes an opening that exposes a lockwire (1300) extending through a lumen of the olive (1200) such that a linking element (1500) can be coupled to the portion of the lockwire (1300) exposed by the opening, wherein the linking element (1500) provides a coupling to a medical device (1400).
Claims21
A medical device delivery system comprising:
- an elongate element;
- an olive coupled to the elongate element, the olive including a body having a proximal end, a distal end, the olive including a lockwire lumen and the body having an opening formed therein, the opening being formed in the body between the proximal and distal ends such that a portion of the lockwire lumen is exposed;
- a lockwire removably coupled to the olive, the lockwire extending through the lockwire lumen such that a portion of the lockwire is exposed by the opening formed in the body of the olive, and
- a linking element removably coupled to the portion of the lockwire extending through the lockwire lumen and exposed by the opening formed in the body of the olive.
A method of releasably coupling a constraining element to an olive, the method comprising:
- providing an olive coupled to a distal end of an elongate element, the olive including a body having a proximal end and a distal end, the olive including a lumen and the body of the olive having an opening formed therein, the opening being formed in the body of the olive between the proximal and distal ends such that a portion of the lumen is exposed and such that the opening bisects the lumen such that lumen comprises a proximal portion and a distal portion;
- routing a linking element to the olive such that a portion of the linking element is positioned within the lumen of the olive;
- positioning a distal end of the linking element in the opening formed in the olive such that the distal end of the linking element is situated between the proximal and distal portions of the lumen;
- inserting a lockwire into the proximal portion of the lumen;
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- advancing the lockwire through the proximal portion of the lumen and into the distal portion of the lumen such that the lockwire engages the linking element and constrains a distal end of the linking element from longitudinal translation along the lockwire beyond the proximal and distal ends of the olive.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.