Coupling system for medical devices
AssigneeBoston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
InventorsPeter W. Gregg, Stanley A. Carroll, Robert W. Zytkewicz, Emma Leung
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Abstract
Techniques are described for delivering a replacement valve to a target location in a patient. In one example, a medical device system includes an implantable medical device comprising an expandable anchor, a locking member engaged to a first end of the anchor, two posts configured to engage the locking member, each of the posts being engaged to a portion of the anchor, each post defining a hole at a distal end of the post, and a fastening element extending through each hole of a respective post and being engaged to a second end of the anchor, where, in a locked configuration, the posts are secured to the locking member.
Claims15
A medical device system comprising:
- an implantable medical device comprising an expandable anchor;
- a locking member engaged to a first end of the anchor;
- two posts, each post being engaged to a portion of the anchor, each post defining a hole at a distal end of the post;
- and
- a fastening element extending through each hole of a respective post and being engaged to a second end of the anchor,
- wherein, in a locked configuration, the posts are secured to the locking member.
A coupling system between a delivery system and an expandable anchor of a medical device, the coupling system comprising:
- a locking member engaged to a first end of the anchor;
- two posts configured to engage the locking member, each of the posts being engaged to a portion of the anchor, each post defining a hole at a distal end of the post;
- and
- a fastening element extending through each hole of a respective post and being engaged to a second end of the anchor,
- wherein, in a locked configuration, the posts are secured to the locking member.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.