IMPLANT DELIVERY SYSTEM WITH MARKER INTERLOCK
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Abstract
An implant delivery system is disclosed. The delivery system includes an elongated member having an implant mounting location. A self-expandable implant is mounted at the implant mounting location. The implant is held in a compressed orientation by a retractable sheath. An interlock structure prevents the implant from deploying prematurely as the sheath is retracted. The interlock structure includes radio-opaque markers that identify the position of the implant.
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30 Claims
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1-18. -18. (canceled)
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19. A medical device comprising for implanting an implant at a deployment location, comprising:
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balloon-expandable implant including a plurality of struts having terminal ends, at least some of the terminal ends of the struts including a plurality of first interlock structures, and an implant delivery system including an inner member and an outer sheath slideably disposed over the inner member, the delivery system including an implant mounting location at which the implant mounts, the outer sheath being movable from a transport position where the sheath covers the implant at the implant mounting location, to a deploy position where the implant is exposed, the implant delivery system further including one or more second interlock structures that mate with the first interlock structures to prevent deployment of the implant while the first and second interlock structures are engaged. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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