Containment vessel with implant sheathing guide
First Claim
1. A containment vessel for storing and sterilizing a medical implant coupled to a delivery system having an outer sheath, the containment vessel comprising:
- a hollow element having a wall, a proximal end, a distal end, and a lumen extending between the proximal end and the distal end, the lumen of the hollow element being configured and adapted to contain a medical implant in a partially-deployed configuration during storage and sterilizing of the medical implant; and
a proximal end cap including a secondary proximal end cap removably secured thereto and configured to reversibly seal the proximal end cap to the outer sheath, whereupon a closed fluid connection is established between the lumen of the hollow element and a lumen of the outer sheath;
wherein the proximal end cap includes a sheathing guide configured and adapted to compress and to direct the medical implant into the lumen of the outer sheath.
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Abstract
A containment vessel for storing and rinsing a medical implant coupled to a delivery system having an outer sheath may include a hollow element having a wall, a proximal end, a distal end, and a lumen extending between the proximal end and the distal end, the lumen of the hollow element being configured and adapted to contain a medical implant in a partially-deployed configuration during storage and rinsing of the medical implant and a proximal end cap including a secondary proximal end cap removably secured to the proximal end cap and configured to reversibly seal the proximal end cap to the outer sheath, thereby establishing a closed fluid connection between the lumen of the hollow element and a lumen of the outer sheath. The proximal end cap may include a sheathing guide configured and adapted to direct the medical implant into the lumen of the outer sheath.
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20 Claims
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1. A containment vessel for storing and sterilizing a medical implant coupled to a delivery system having an outer sheath, the containment vessel comprising:
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a hollow element having a wall, a proximal end, a distal end, and a lumen extending between the proximal end and the distal end, the lumen of the hollow element being configured and adapted to contain a medical implant in a partially-deployed configuration during storage and sterilizing of the medical implant; and a proximal end cap including a secondary proximal end cap removably secured thereto and configured to reversibly seal the proximal end cap to the outer sheath, whereupon a closed fluid connection is established between the lumen of the hollow element and a lumen of the outer sheath; wherein the proximal end cap includes a sheathing guide configured and adapted to compress and to direct the medical implant into the lumen of the outer sheath. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. An accessory sheathing guide, comprising:
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a first portion and a second portion configured to matingly engage with the first portion to define a tapered surface tapering radially inwardly from a distal end of the accessory sheathing guide toward a proximal end of the sheathing guide, wherein the first portion is coupled to the second portion. - View Dependent Claims (19)
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20. An accessory sheathing guide, comprising:
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a first portion and a second portion configured to matingly engage with the first portion to define a tapered inner surface tapering from a maximum inner diameter adjacent a distal end of the accessory sheathing guide to a minimum inner diameter adjacent a proximal end of the sheathing guide, wherein the first portion is reversibly coupled to the second portion; wherein the first portion is separable from and independent of the second portion.
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