Implant retention attachment and method of use
First Claim
1. A delivery system comprising a delivery sheath, a delivery catheter, and an implant retention mechanism,wherein the delivery sheath comprises a proximal end, a distal end, and an elongated lumen extending from the proximal end to the distal end of the delivery sheath;
- wherein the delivery catheter is slidably disposed within the delivery sheath, and the delivery catheter comprises a proximal end, a distal end, and at least one elongated lumen extending from the proximal end to the distal end of the delivery catheter, and a retention wire cavity on an outer surface of the delivery catheter;
wherein the implant retention mechanism comprises an implant retention wire having a fixed end attaching to the delivery catheter and a free end; and
wherein the implant retention wire has at least two configurations, a first configuration wherein the free end of the implant retention wire is secured inside the retention wire cavity between an inner surface of the delivery sheath and the outer surface of the delivery catheter, and a second configuration where the free end of the implant retention wire is released from the wire retention cavity and is distal to the distal end of the delivery catheter, and the implant retention wire assumes a relatively straight profile wherein the free end is distal to the fixed end.
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Abstract
The present teachings generally relate a delivery system having an implant retention mechanism. Specifically, the delivery system includes a delivery sheath, a delivery catheter, and a flexible or a rigid implant retention mechanism. The flexible implant retention mechanism includes an implant retention string having a fixed end and a free end where the free end extends from the fixed end, crosses a retention outlet of an implant, and extends proximally through a lumen of the delivery sheath. The rigid implant retention mechanism includes an implant retention wire having a fixed end and a free end where the free end extends from the fixed end, crosses a retention outlet of an implant, and extends proximally through a lumen of the delivery sheath.
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1. A delivery system comprising a delivery sheath, a delivery catheter, and an implant retention mechanism,
wherein the delivery sheath comprises a proximal end, a distal end, and an elongated lumen extending from the proximal end to the distal end of the delivery sheath; -
wherein the delivery catheter is slidably disposed within the delivery sheath, and the delivery catheter comprises a proximal end, a distal end, and at least one elongated lumen extending from the proximal end to the distal end of the delivery catheter, and a retention wire cavity on an outer surface of the delivery catheter; wherein the implant retention mechanism comprises an implant retention wire having a fixed end attaching to the delivery catheter and a free end; and wherein the implant retention wire has at least two configurations, a first configuration wherein the free end of the implant retention wire is secured inside the retention wire cavity between an inner surface of the delivery sheath and the outer surface of the delivery catheter, and a second configuration where the free end of the implant retention wire is released from the wire retention cavity and is distal to the distal end of the delivery catheter, and the implant retention wire assumes a relatively straight profile wherein the free end is distal to the fixed end. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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