Selectively locking device
First Claim
1. A locking element for locking a medical device to an elongate member having a central longitudinal axis and a first cross section having a first perimeter and a second cross section having a second perimeter where a portion of the second perimeter is closer to the central longitudinal axis than a portion of the first perimeter, the locking element comprising:
- a frame defining a central lumen through which a portion of the elongate member fits;
one or more levers extending in the second direction from the frame able to be moved between a locking position and a releasing position; and
one or more tabs extending in the first direction from the frame able to be moved by the one or more levers between a locked position and a released position;
wherein when the locking element is disposed on the elongate member in the second direction from the second cross section, the one or more tabs prevent the locking element from moving in the first direction beyond the first cross section when disposed in the locked position and do not prevent the locking element from moving in the first direction when disposed in the released position.
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Abstract
A locking element comprising a frame defining a central lumen through which a portion of the elongate member fits; one or more levers extending in the second direction from the frame able to be moved between a locking position and a releasing position; and one or more tabs extending in the first direction from the frame able to be moved by the one or more levers between a locked position and a released position; wherein when the locking element is disposed on an enabling elongate member in a second direction from a second cross section, the one or more tabs prevent the locking element from moving in a first direction beyond a first cross section when disposed in the locked position and do not prevent the locking element from moving in the first direction when disposed in the released position.
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44 Claims
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1. A locking element for locking a medical device to an elongate member having a central longitudinal axis and a first cross section having a first perimeter and a second cross section having a second perimeter where a portion of the second perimeter is closer to the central longitudinal axis than a portion of the first perimeter, the locking element comprising:
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a frame defining a central lumen through which a portion of the elongate member fits;
one or more levers extending in the second direction from the frame able to be moved between a locking position and a releasing position; and
one or more tabs extending in the first direction from the frame able to be moved by the one or more levers between a locked position and a released position;
wherein when the locking element is disposed on the elongate member in the second direction from the second cross section, the one or more tabs prevent the locking element from moving in the first direction beyond the first cross section when disposed in the locked position and do not prevent the locking element from moving in the first direction when disposed in the released position. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. An apparatus for selectively locking a medical device, comprising
an elongate member having a central longitudinal axis and a first cross section having a first perimeter and a second cross section having a second perimeter where a portion of the second perimeter is closer to the central longitudinal axis than a portion of the first perimeter and having one or more surfaces in the second direction from the first cross section adapted for receiving one or more tabs; - and
a locking element having a frame defining a central lumen through which a portion of the elongate member fits, one or more levers extending in the second direction from the frame able to be moved between a locking position and a releasing position, and one or more tabs extending in the first direction from the frame able to be moved by the one or more levers between a locked position and a released position;
wherein a portion of the elongate member in the second direction from the first cross section is adapted for receiving one or more of the tabs and when the locking element is disposed on the elongate member in the second direction from the second cross section, the one or more tabs prevent the locking element from moving in the first direction beyond the first cross section and prevent the locking device from rotating about the elongate member when disposed in the locked position and do not prevent the locking element from moving in the first direction when disposed in the released position.
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28. The apparatus of 27, wherein the elongate member further comprises one or more longitudinal radiopaque stripes.
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29. The apparatus of 27, wherein the one or more surfaces are flat.
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30. The apparatus of 27, wherein the one or more surfaces have a central portion and one or more longitudinal ridges adjacent thereto.
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31. The apparatus of 30, wherein each central region of the one or more surfaces have two longitudinal ridges adjacent thereto.
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32. The apparatus of 27, wherein the one or more surfaces conform to the tabs.
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33. The apparatus of 27, wherein the one or more surfaces have a central region and one or more longitudinal grooves adjacent thereto.
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34. The apparatus of 27, wherein each central region of the one or more surfaces have two longitudinal grooves adjacent thereto.
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35. The apparatus of 27, wherein the elongate member has a stop near the end in the second direction.
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36. A process for releasably locking a medical device on an elongate member, comprising:
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providing an elongate member having a central longitudinal axis and a first cross section having a first perimeter and a second cross section having a second perimeter where a portion of the second perimeter is closer to the central longitudinal axis than a portion of the first perimeter;
providing a locking element having a frame defining a lumen through which a portion of the elongate member may fit, one or more levers extending from the frame in the second direction able to be actuated between a locking position and a releasing position, and one or more tabs extending in the first direction from the frame able to be actuated by the one or more levers between a locked position and a released position; and
advancing the locking element on the first end of the elongate member in the second direction beyond the first cross section. - View Dependent Claims (37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44)
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Specification