IMPLANT RETENTION ATTACHMENT AND METHOD OF USE
First Claim
1. A delivery system comprising a delivery sheath, a delivery catheter, and an implant retention mechanism,wherein the delivery sheath comprises a proximal end, a distal end, and an elongated lumen extending from the proximal end to the distal end of the delivery sheath;
- wherein the delivery catheter is slidably disposed within the delivery sheath, and the delivery catheter comprises a proximal end, a distal end, and at least one elongated lumen extending from the proximal end to the distal end of the delivery catheter, andwherein the implant retention mechanism comprises an implant retention string or an implant retention wire each comprising a fixed end and a free end, and wherein the free end extends from the fixed end, crosses a retention outlet of an implant device, and extends proximally back inside the delivery system.
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Abstract
The present teachings generally relate a delivery system having an implant retention mechanism. Specifically, the delivery system includes a delivery sheath, a delivery catheter, and a flexible or a rigid implant retention mechanism. The flexible implant retention mechanism includes an implant retention string having a fixed end and a free end where the free end extends from the fixed end, crosses a retention outlet of an implant, and extends proximally through a lumen of the delivery sheath. The rigid implant retention mechanism includes an implant retention wire having a fixed end and a free end where the free end extends from the fixed end, crosses a retention outlet of an implant, and extends proximally through a lumen of the delivery sheath.
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29 Claims
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1. A delivery system comprising a delivery sheath, a delivery catheter, and an implant retention mechanism,
wherein the delivery sheath comprises a proximal end, a distal end, and an elongated lumen extending from the proximal end to the distal end of the delivery sheath; -
wherein the delivery catheter is slidably disposed within the delivery sheath, and the delivery catheter comprises a proximal end, a distal end, and at least one elongated lumen extending from the proximal end to the distal end of the delivery catheter, and wherein the implant retention mechanism comprises an implant retention string or an implant retention wire each comprising a fixed end and a free end, and wherein the free end extends from the fixed end, crosses a retention outlet of an implant device, and extends proximally back inside the delivery system. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 29)
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17. A delivery system comprising a delivery sheath, a delivery catheter, and an implant retention mechanism,
wherein the delivery sheath comprises a proximal end, a distal end, and an elongated lumen extending from the proximal end to the distal end of the delivery sheath; -
wherein the delivery catheter is slidably disposed within the delivery sheath, and the delivery catheter comprises a proximal end, a distal end, and at least one elongated lumen extending from the proximal end to the distal end of the delivery catheter, and wherein the implant retention mechanism comprises an elongated tube, an implant retention mandrel, and an implant retention wire. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. A delivery system comprising a delivery sheath, a delivery catheter, and at least one implant retention wire, where
the delivery sheath comprises a proximal end, a distal end, and an elongated lumen extending from the proximal end of the delivery sheath to the distal end of the delivery sheath, the delivery catheter is slidably disposed within the delivery sheath, and the at least one implant retention wire slidably disposed within a longitudinal lumen of the delivery sheath side by side to the delivery catheter.
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