Over-the-wire interlock attachment/detachment mechanism
First Claim
1. An over-the-wire interlock attachment/detachment mechanism for a medical implant comprising:
- a male locking body member having a forward end, a flexible locking support having a locking member formed thereon which extends from the forward end of said male locking body member, said flexible locking support, when unrestrained, extending laterally and angularly outward from said male locking body member, and a female lock receiving body member for receiving said locking member, said female lock receiving body member having a first body end and being formed with an indented portion adjacent to said first body end to receive and engage said locking member.
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Abstract
The over-the-wire interlock attachment/detachment mechanism includes a cylindrical lock receiving section of a small diameter attached to an implantable medical device such as a blood clot filter, a stent, or a septal occluder. This cylindrical lock receiving section has a plurality of spaced, curved cutouts to receive both the guide fingers and contoured locking fingers formed on a cylindrical locking section. The locking fingers are angled outwardly from the cylindrical body of the cylindrical locking section, and are moved inwardly into engagement with the curved cutouts of the cylindrical lock receiving section by a sheath which slides over the cylindrical locking section or other suitable operator.
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20 Claims
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1. An over-the-wire interlock attachment/detachment mechanism for a medical implant comprising:
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a male locking body member having a forward end, a flexible locking support having a locking member formed thereon which extends from the forward end of said male locking body member, said flexible locking support, when unrestrained, extending laterally and angularly outward from said male locking body member, and a female lock receiving body member for receiving said locking member, said female lock receiving body member having a first body end and being formed with an indented portion adjacent to said first body end to receive and engage said locking member. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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