Devices and methods for delivering vascular implants
AssigneeSt. Jude Medical, Cardiology Division, Inc.
InventorsGregory James Dakin, Darren Todd Prom, Anup Dasnurkar
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Abstract
Embodiments of the present disclosure are directed to delivery devices, methods, and systems for delivering an implant to a target site. In one embodiment, a delivery device includes a core member defining a proximal end and a distal end and an outer winding defining a proximal end and a distal end, wherein the outer winding surrounds and is coupled to the core member. The outer winding extends at least partially between the proximal end of the core member and the distal end of the core member, and the outer winding is configured for displacement within a delivery catheter. The delivery device further includes a coupling member at the distal end of the core member configured to releasably attach to an implant.
Claims18
A delivery device for delivering an implant to a target site, the delivery device comprising:
- a core member defining a proximal end and a distal end;
- an outer winding defining a proximal end and a distal end, the outer winding surrounding and coupled to the core member, the outer winding extending at least partially between the proximal end of the core member and the distal end of the core member, the outer winding configured for displacement within a delivery catheter;
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- a coupling member fixedly attached to each of the distal end of the core member and the distal end of the outer winding and configured to releasably attach to an implant, wherein the core member and the outer winding are coupled to one another such that a torque applied to a proximal end of the delivery device is transmitted to the coupling member to allow the coupling member to be detached from, or attached to, the implant.
A system for delivering an implant to a target site, the system comprising:
- a delivery device comprising:
- a core member defining a proximal end and a distal end;
- an outer winding defining a proximal end and a distal end, the outer winding surrounding and coupled to the core member, the outer winding extending at least partially between the proximal end of the core member and the distal end of the core member;
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- a coupling member fixedly attached to each of the distal end of the core member and the distal end of the outer winding and configured to releasably attach to an implant, wherein the core member and the outer winding are coupled to one another such that a torque applied to a proximal end of the delivery device is transmitted to the coupling member to allow the coupling member to be detached from, or attached to, the implant;
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- a delivery catheter configured to receive the delivery device therein such that the delivery device and catheter are axially displaceable with respect to one another.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.