Medical implant delivery system and related methods
AssigneeRotation Medical, Inc.
InventorsNathaniel Zenz-Olson, Nathaniel Tran
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Abstract
An example medical device is disclosed. The medical device includes an implant delivery system having a delivery shaft including a proximal portion and a distal portion and a detachable frame coupled to the distal portion of the delivery shaft. The detachable frame includes a body portion and a plurality of attachment arms extending away from the body portion. The plurality of attachment arms are configured to be attached to an implant and the detachable frame is configured to detach from the delivery shaft in vivo.
Claims20
An implant delivery system configured to deliver an implant to a target tissue, the implant delivery system comprising:
- a delivery shaft having a proximal end and a distal end and extending along a longitudinal axis;
- a sheet-like implant having a lateral edge and a medial edge opposite the lateral edge;
- an expansion assembly positioned proximate the distal end of the delivery shaft, the expansion assembly configured to transition the sheet-like implant between a compact delivery configuration and an expanded deployment configuration;
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- a tack member extending distally from the distal end of the delivery shaft along the longitudinal axis;
- wherein the tack member extends through the sheet-like implant at a location closer to the lateral edge of the sheet-like implant than to the medial edge of the sheet-like implant.
An implant delivery system adapted to deliver a sheet-like implant to a target tissue, the implant delivery system comprising:
- a sheath member having a lumen therein;
- a delivery shaft having a proximal end and a distal end and movably disposed in the lumen of the sheath member along a longitudinal axis;
- a sheet-like implant having an upper surface, a lower surface opposite the upper surface, a lateral edge, and a medial edge opposite the lateral edge, the lower surface configured to be positioned against the target tissue;
- an expansion assembly positioned proximate the distal end of the delivery shaft, the expansion assembly including one or more members configured to engage the sheet-like implant to move the sheet-like implant between a compact configuration when constrained within the sheath member and an expanded configuration when deployed from the sheath member;
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- a tack member extending distally from the distal end of the delivery shaft along the longitudinal axis;
- wherein the tack member extends through the sheet-like implant at a location closer to the lateral edge of the sheet-like implant than to the medial edge of the sheet-like implant.
An implant delivery system adapted to deliver a sheet-like implant to a target tissue, the implant delivery system comprising:
- a delivery shaft extending along a longitudinal axis and having a distal end;
- a sheet-like implant having a lateral edge and a medial edge opposite the lateral edge;
- an expansion assembly coupled to the distal end of the delivery shaft via a coupling, the expansion assembly including at least one arm configured to selectively engage and disengage the sheet-like implant;
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- a tack member extending distally from the expansion member along the longitudinal axis, the tack member extending through the sheet-like implant at a location closer to the lateral edge of the sheet-like implant than to the medial edge of the sheet-like implant;
- wherein the tack member is configured to facilitate positioning of the sheet-like implant against the target tissue.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.