COUPLING DEVICES FOR INTERVENTIONAL DELIVERY SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF USING SUCH COUPLING DEVICES
First Claim
1. A coupling device, set to be linked to an interventional delivery system, for coupling and releasing a medical implant, comprising:
- a generally tubular channel sized and shaped to be conducted in an intravascular catheter; and
a pivot extended in and along said generally tubular channel having a distal end comprising a lower surface for applying pushing force on a medical implant and an upper surface, mounted above said lower generally tubular surface and having at least one niche for receiving at least one anchoring element of said medical element so that a tip of each said anchoring element is placed between said lower and upper surfaces.
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Abstract
A coupling device, set to be linked to an interventional delivery system, for coupling and releasing a medical implant. The coupling device comprises a generally tubular channel sized and shaped to be conducted in an intravascular catheter and a pivot extended in and along the generally tubular channel having a distal end comprising a lower surface for applying pushing force a medical implant and an upper surface, mounted above the lower generally tubular surface and having at least one niche for receiving at least one anchoring element of the medical element so that a tip of each the anchoring element is placed between the lower and upper surfaces.
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14 Claims
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1. A coupling device, set to be linked to an interventional delivery system, for coupling and releasing a medical implant, comprising:
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a generally tubular channel sized and shaped to be conducted in an intravascular catheter; and a pivot extended in and along said generally tubular channel having a distal end comprising a lower surface for applying pushing force on a medical implant and an upper surface, mounted above said lower generally tubular surface and having at least one niche for receiving at least one anchoring element of said medical element so that a tip of each said anchoring element is placed between said lower and upper surfaces. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method for coupling a medical implant, the method comprising:
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providing a coupling device comprising a generally tubular channel sized and shaped to be conducted in an intravascular catheter and a pivot extended in and along said generally tubular channel having a distal end comprising substantially parallel lower and upper surfaces having a gap therebetween, said upper surface having at least one niche; placing at least one anchoring element of a medical implant in proximity to said distal end so that at least a tip of said at least one anchoring element implant is placed between said lower and upper surfaces and so that said at least one anchoring element passing through said upper surface; and encircling said medical implant using said generally tubular channel. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A coupling device, set to be linked to an interventional delivery system, for coupling and releasing a medical implant, comprising:
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a generally tubular channel sized and shaped to be conducted in an intravascular catheter; and a pivot extended in and along said generally tubular channel having a distal end comprising a fastening element for coupling with a complementary fastening element of a medical implant. - View Dependent Claims (14)
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