Implant Delivery and Deployment System and Method
First Claim
1. An implant delivery system comprising:
- a catheter including at least one lumen;
an implant configured to be received in said lumen; and
a latching mechanism configured to be received in said implant, said latching mechanism further configured to releasably couple said implant to a delivery wire and to transmit a torque through said delivery wire to cause at least a portion of said implant to rotate.
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Abstract
An implant delivery system comprising a catheter including at least one lumen, an implant configured to be received in the lumen, and a latching mechanism configured to be received in the implant. The latching mechanism may be configured to releasably couple the implant to a delivery wire and to transmit a torque through the delivery wire to cause at least a portion of the implant to rotate. The an implant may comprise a shaft, a spacer configured to interact with at least a portion of at least one cusp of a heart valve to at least partially restrict a flow of blood through the heart valve in a closed position, a garage configured to couple the spacer to a first end region of the shaft, and at least one anchor mechanism. The garage may define a cavity configured to receive the latching mechanism and to increase rotational and translational stability of the latching mechanism.
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20 Claims
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1. An implant delivery system comprising:
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a catheter including at least one lumen; an implant configured to be received in said lumen; and a latching mechanism configured to be received in said implant, said latching mechanism further configured to releasably couple said implant to a delivery wire and to transmit a torque through said delivery wire to cause at least a portion of said implant to rotate. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. An implant comprising:
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a shaft; a spacer configured to interact with at least a portion of at least one cusp of a heart valve to at least partially restrict a flow of blood through said heart valve in a closed position; a garage configured to couple said spacer to a first end region of said shaft, said garage defining a cavity configured to receive a latching mechanism and to increase rotational and translational stability of said latching mechanism; and at least one anchor mechanism coupled to a second end region of said shaft. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A method of delivering an implant within a heart, said implant including a shaft, a spacer configured to interact with at least a portion of at least one cusp of a heart valve to at least partially restrict a flow of blood through said heart valve in a closed position, and at least one anchor mechanism coupled to a first end region of said shaft, said method comprising.
providing a delivery wire having a first latch pin; -
coupling said first latch pin to a second latch pin disposed within said implant; advancing a distal end of a sleeve over said first and said second latch pins to prevent movement of said first and said second latch pins; percutaneously delivering a catheter proximate said heart; loading said implant and said distal end of said sleeve into said catheter; and advancing said implant and said distal end of said sleeve through said catheter. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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