Alignment member for delivering a non-symmetric device with a predefined orientation
First Claim
1. A delivery device suitable for delivering a collapsible device to a pre-selected region within a patient, said delivery device comprising:
- an elongated pusher catheter having a proximal end and a distal end, said distal end includes a distal tip having a radial alignment member adapted for mating with a connecting member of the collapsible device, wherein the radial orientation of the radial alignment member relative to a longitudinal axis of the elongated pusher catheter is predetermined.
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Abstract
A device and method for delivering an object within a patient, wherein the object is delivered in a preferred orientation relative to the delivery site of the patient. The delivery device has an alignment member that allows the object to be delivered intravascularly to the delivery site of the patient, wherein the object is delivered in a pre-determined orientation. The object may, for example, be non-symmetric or include a configuration that requires delivery to the site in only one suitable orientation relative to the delivery site. Such objects may be used, for example, to treat certain defects or injuries in vessels or organs within a patient'"'"'s body.
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20 Claims
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1. A delivery device suitable for delivering a collapsible device to a pre-selected region within a patient, said delivery device comprising:
an elongated pusher catheter having a proximal end and a distal end, said distal end includes a distal tip having a radial alignment member adapted for mating with a connecting member of the collapsible device, wherein the radial orientation of the radial alignment member relative to a longitudinal axis of the elongated pusher catheter is predetermined. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 16, 17, 18)
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8. A delivery device suitable for delivering a collapsible device to a pre-selected region within a patient, said delivery device comprising:
an elongated pusher catheter having a proximal end and a distal end, said distal end includes a distal tip having means for radially aligning a connecting member of the collapsible device in a predetermined radial orientation relative to the distal tip, said distal tip further including means for mating the distal tip with said connecting member, wherein the predetermined radial orientation relative to the distal tip is further set relative to a bend fixed in the pusher catheter. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A delivery device suitable for delivering a non-symmetrical collapsible device to a pre-selected region within a patient, said delivery device comprising:
a flexible, elongated cylindrical member having a proximal end and a distal end, said distal end of said elongated cylindrical member includes a distal tip having a radial alignment member adapted for mating with a connecting member of the non-symmetrical collapsible device, wherein the radial alignment member includes a means for radially aligning a first point on the non-symmetrical collapsible device with a second point on the elongated cylindrical member. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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