SEALING DEVICE AND DELIVERY SYSTEM
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1. A method of delivering a medical device to a delivery site within a patient, the method comprising:
- releasably coupling a medical device with a deployment handle, the medical device including an expandable frame having a plurality of struts extending from a proximal end to a distal end of the frame;
arranging the medical device into an elongated configuration with the deployment handle by actuating a linear actuator within a slot to a proximal stopping position;
arranging the medical device into a deployed configuration by actuating the linear actuator within the slot to a distal stopping position subsequent to actuating the linear actuator to the proximal stopping position.
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Abstract
The invention relates to a sealing device for repair of cardiac and vascular defects or tissue opening such as a patent foramen ovale (PFO) or shunt in the heart, the vascular system, etc. and particularly provides an occluder device and trans-catheter occluder delivery system. The sealing device would have improved conformity to heart anatomy and be easily deployed, repositioned, and retrieved at the opening site.
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1. A method of delivering a medical device to a delivery site within a patient, the method comprising:
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releasably coupling a medical device with a deployment handle, the medical device including an expandable frame having a plurality of struts extending from a proximal end to a distal end of the frame; arranging the medical device into an elongated configuration with the deployment handle by actuating a linear actuator within a slot to a proximal stopping position; arranging the medical device into a deployed configuration by actuating the linear actuator within the slot to a distal stopping position subsequent to actuating the linear actuator to the proximal stopping position. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method of delivering a medical device to a delivery site within a patient, comprising:
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releasably coupling a medical device with a deployment handle, the deployment handle comprising a first tube extending from an end of the housing, a second tube configured to retract within the first tube, a third tube configured to retract within the second tube, a channel having a length portion arranged along at least a partial length of the housing, and at least one linear actuator configured to move within the channel along the length thereof, the medical device comprising an expandable frame having a plurality of struts extending from a proximal end to a distal end of the frame; and transitioning the third tube within the second tube and the second tube within the first tube based on a position of the at least one linear actuator within the channel. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A method for operating a deployment handle, the method comprising:
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actuating at least one linear actuator within a channel arranged within a housing of the deployment handle, the deployment handle comprising a first tube extending from an end of the housing, a second tube configured to retract within the first tube, a third tube configured to retract within the second tube, and the channel having a length portion arranged along at least a partial length of the housing, and the at least one linear actuator being configured to move within the channel along the length thereof; and transitioning the third tube within the second tube and the second tube within the first tube based on a position of the at least one linear actuator within the channel. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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