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Systems and methods for delivering a medical implant

  • US 10,413,409 B2
  • Filed: 12/30/2016
  • Issued: 09/17/2019
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/23/2003
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A replacement heart valve system, comprising:

  • a replacement heart valve implant including an expandable anchor member and a plurality of valve leaflets attached to the anchor member;

    a delivery catheter; and

    an elongate inner member axially movably disposed within the delivery catheter, the elongate inner member including a plurality of fingers extending distally therefrom;

    wherein the plurality of fingers each include an implant interface for releasably capturing a portion of the expandable anchor member, wherein the implant interface is a void formed within its respective finger, wherein at least a portion of each of the plurality of fingers extends radially inward of the expandable anchor member when the expandable anchor member is captured by the plurality of fingers.

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