Cardiac support device delivery tool with release mechanism
AssigneeMardil, Inc.
InventorsAaron J. Hjelle, James Edward Shapland, Michael Andreini, Dan Titcomb, Jeffrey Popowski, Bradley Knippel
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Abstract
An apparatus for placing a cardiac support device (CSD) on a heart. The apparatus includes a body, a deployment mechanism on the body for supporting the CSD in an open position for placement on the heart, and a release mechanism coupled to the deployment mechanism for releasably mounting the CSD to the deployment mechanism. The release mechanism includes a release element for releasably engaging the CSD, and a release actuator coupled to the release element for actuating the release element to release the CSD.
Claims3
An apparatus for placing on a heart a passive cardiac therapy device circumferentially extending around the heart, the apparatus comprising:
- a body;
- a deployment mechanism on the body including a plurality of elongate support members for supporting the cardiac therapy device in an open position for placement on the heart;
- and a release mechanism coupled to the deployment mechanism for releasably mounting the cardiac support device to the deployment mechanism, the release mechanism comprising a plurality of release elements each respectively attached to a distal end of each elongate support member of the plurality of elongate support members;
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- a plurality of control mechanisms on the body, wherein each control mechanism individually moves one of the plurality of elongate support members such that each support member together with its associated release element can be moved independently of one another.
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