Visualization Device for Use With a Tray for Loading a Medical Device

• US 20140110279A1
• Filed: 10/23/2012
• Published: 04/24/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 10/23/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Medtronic CV Luxembourg SARL (Medtronic Plc)
• Original Assignee: Medtronic CV Luxembourg SARL (Medtronic Plc)
• Inventors: Upadhyaya, Sameer, Kruetzfeldt, Dawn, Stante, Glenn
• Granted Patent: US 9,211,162 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 206/216
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2090/3616 Magnifying glass
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2090/3618 with a mirror
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 90/361 Image-producing devices, e.g. surgical cameras
• CPC Class Codes: A61F 2/0095 Packages or dispensers for prostheses or other implants for intraocular lenses A61F2/1691; for dental surgery A61C19/02
• CPC Class Codes: A61F 2/2427 Devices for manipulating or deploying heart valves during implantation
• CPC Class Codes: A61F 2/2436 Deployment by retracting a sheath
• CPC Class Codes: A61F 2/9522 Means for mounting a stent or stent-graft onto or into a placement instrument
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 2201/00 Means or constructions for testing or controlling the contents
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 77/24 Inserts or accessories added or incorporated during filling of containers opening devices B65D77/30

Abstract

A visualization device for use with a loading tray includes a frame comprising a floor, a first side wall extending generally perpendicular from the floor, and a second side wall extending generally perpendicular from the floor and spaced from the first side wall. The visualization device further includes a mirror abutting the floor of the frame. A magnifying glass may also be supported by top edges of the first and second side walls, or by runners coupled to the top edges of the first and second side walls. The visualization device may be slideably disposed in a reservoir of a loading tray.

Claims

1. A visualization device for use with a loading tray comprising:

a frame comprising a floor, a first side wall extending generally perpendicular from the floor, and a second side wall extending generally perpendicular from the floor and spaced from the first side wall; and

a mirror abutting the floor of the frame.

2. The visualization device of claim 1, further comprising:

a first runner extending from a top edge of the first wall opposite the floor to a top edge of the second wall opposite the floor; and

a second runner extending from the top edge of the first wall to the top edge of the second wall, wherein the second runner is spaced from the first runner.

3. The visualization device of claim 2, further comprising a magnifying glass abutting the first runner and the second runner such that the first and second runners support the magnifying glass.

4. The visualization device of claim 3, wherein the mirror is coupled to the floor of the frame.

5. The visualization device of claim 4, wherein the mirror is adhesively coupled to the floor of the frame.

6. The visualization device of claim 1, wherein the mirror is coupled to the floor of the frame.

7. The visualization device of claim 6, wherein the mirror is adhesively coupled to the floor of the frame.

8. The visualization device of claim 1, further comprising a magnifying glass supported by a top edge of the first wall opposite the floor and a top edge of the second wall opposite the floor.

9. The visualization device of claim 1, wherein the mirror is a magnification mirror.

10. A tray for loading a medical device on a catheter assembly, the tray comprising:

a reservoir defined by a bottom surface, a first wall, a second wall, a third wall, and a fourth wall, the reservoir having a generally open top opposite the bottom surface, wherein the bottom surface includes a reflecting surface facing the open top

11. The tray of claim 10, wherein the reflecting surface is a mirror coupled to the bottom surface.

12. The tray of claim 11, wherein the mirror is adhesively attached to the bottom surface.

13. The tray of claim 11, wherein the mirror is coupled to the bottom surface using a snap fit.

14. The tray of claim 11, wherein a portion of the bottom surface is transparent and the mirror is coupled to an underside surface of said bottom surface, wherein the underside surface faces away from the open top and the reflecting surface of the mirror is visible from said open top through the transparent portion of the bottom surface.

15. The tray of claim 10, wherein the reflecting surface comprises an alumin oxide vapor deposited onto the bottom surface.

16. The tray of claim 10, further comprising a magnifying glass spanning a portion of the open top of the reservoir.

17. The tray of claim 16, wherein the magnifying glass rests on an edge of the first wall of the reservoir and an edge of the third wall of the reservoir.

18. The tray of claim 10, wherein the reservoir is at least partially filled with a liquid solution.

19. A tray for loading a medical device on a catheter assembly, the tray comprising:

a reservoir defined by a bottom surface, a first wall, a second wall, a third wall, and a fourth wall, the reservoir having a generally open top opposite the bottom surface;

a frame comprising a floor abutting the bottom surface of the reservoir, a first side wall attached to the floor and extending generally perpendicular from the floor, the first side wall abutting the first wall of the reservoir, and a second side wall attached to and extending generally perpendicular from the floor, the second side wall abutting the third wall of the reservoir; and

a mirror coupled to the floor of the frame and facing the open top of the reservoir.

20. The tray of claim 19, further comprising:

a first runner extending from a top edge of the first wall of the frame opposite the floor to a top edge of the second wall of the frame opposite the floor; and

a second runner extending from the top edge of the first wall of the frame to the top edge of the second wall of the frame, wherein the second runner is spaced from the first runner.

21. The tray of claim 20, further comprising a magnifying glass abutting the first runner and the second runner such that the first and second runners support the magnifying glass.

22. The tray of claim 19, further comprising a magnifying glass supported by a top edge of the first wall of the frame opposite the floor and a top edge of the second wall of the frame opposite the floor.

23. The tray of claim 19, wherein the frame is slideable within the reservoir.

24. The tray of claim 19, wherein the frame includes a generally open top in the direction of the open top of the reservoir, a first generally open plane disposed between the first wall and the second wall of the frame in the direction of the third wall of the reservoir, and a second generally open plane disposed between the first wall and the second wall of the frame in the direction of the fourth wall of the reservoir.