Medical Devices and Delivery Systems for Delivering Medical Devices
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1. A medical device system comprising:
- a delivery system comprising a delivery sheath, a first actuation element, and a second actuation element;
an expandable medical device adapted to be percutaneously delivered to a target location in a patient through the sheath in an unlocked delivery configuration,wherein the medical device comprises an expandable portion, a first locking member and a second locking member, and the first locking member and second locking member engage in a locked configuration to maintain the medical device in a locked deployed configuration,wherein the first actuation element is reversibly coupled to the first locking member and second actuation element is reversibly coupled to the second locking member when the medical device is in the collapsed delivery configuration.
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Abstract
Medical devices and delivery systems for delivering medical devices to a target location within a subject. In some embodiments the medical devices can be locked in a fully deployed and locked configuration. In some embodiments the delivery systems are configured with a single actuator to control the movement of multiple components of the delivery system. In some embodiments the actuator controls the independent and dependent movement of multiple components of the delivery system.
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18 Claims
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1. A medical device system comprising:
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a delivery system comprising a delivery sheath, a first actuation element, and a second actuation element; an expandable medical device adapted to be percutaneously delivered to a target location in a patient through the sheath in an unlocked delivery configuration, wherein the medical device comprises an expandable portion, a first locking member and a second locking member, and the first locking member and second locking member engage in a locked configuration to maintain the medical device in a locked deployed configuration, wherein the first actuation element is reversibly coupled to the first locking member and second actuation element is reversibly coupled to the second locking member when the medical device is in the collapsed delivery configuration. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A medical device system comprising:
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a delivery system comprising a housing disposed external to a subject, the housing comprising an actuator; wherein the delivery system is configured and arranged such that the actuator is adapted to move a first delivery system component independently of a second delivery system component, and wherein the delivery system is further configured and arranged such that actuator is adapted to move the first delivery system component and the second delivery system component at the same time. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method of deploying a medical device in a patient with a delivery system, comprising:
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providing a delivery system comprising a housing disposed external to the patient, wherein the housing comprises an actuator; actuating the actuator to move a first delivery system component independently of a second delivery system component; and actuating the actuator to move the first delivery system component and the second delivery system component at the same time. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18)
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