Packaging assembly for delivery apparatus for implantable medical device
AssigneeEdwards Lifesciences Corporation
InventorsVipul P. Rajpara, Sameer Dinmanishanker Upadhyaya
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Abstract
An assembly can comprise a delivery apparatus, a prosthetic valve, and a packaging. The delivery apparatus can comprise a proximal end portion and a distal end portion, wherein the proximal end portion comprises a first connector. The prosthetic heart valve can be crimped around the distal end portion of the delivery apparatus. The packaging can include a hollow body comprising a proximal end portion and a distal end portion. The delivery apparatus and prosthetic heart valve crimped thereunto can be disposed within the hollow body. The packaging can further include a retainer comprising a second connector configured to detachably engage the first connector of the delivery apparatus.
Claims22
An assembly comprising:
- a delivery apparatus comprising a proximal end portion and a distal end portion, wherein the proximal end portion comprises a first connector;
- a prosthetic heart valve crimped around the distal end portion of the delivery apparatus;
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- a packaging comprising:
- a hollow body comprising a proximal end portion and a distal end portion, wherein the delivery apparatus and prosthetic heart valve crimped thereunto are disposed within the hollow body;
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- a retainer comprising a second connector configured to detachably engage the first connector of the delivery apparatus.
An assembly comprising:
- a delivery apparatus;
- an implantable medical device coupled to the delivery apparatus;
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- a packaging assembly for containing the delivery apparatus and implantable medical device therein, the packaging assembly comprising:
- a tube structure;
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- a retainer detachably coupled to an end portion of the tube structure, wherein:
- the retainer is configured to engage a proximal end portion of the delivery apparatus, and
- a distal end portion of the delivery apparatus does not directly contact an inner surface of the tube structure when the retainer engages the proximal end portion of the delivery apparatus, the delivery apparatus is disposed entirely within the tube structure, and the assembly is placed in a vertical orientation.
A packaging assembly for a delivery apparatus for an implantable medical device comprising:
- a tube structure comprising a proximal end portion defining a proximal end, a distal end portion defining a distal end, an inner surface, an outer surface, and at least one first locking feature disposed on the inner surface along the proximal end portion;
- a retainer comprising:
- at least one second locking feature, wherein the second locking feature is configured to engage the first locking feature;
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- a connector configured to be releasably connected to a proximal end portion of the delivery apparatus.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.