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Implant delivery and deployment system and method

  • US 8,216,302 B2
  • Filed: 04/28/2009
  • Issued: 07/10/2012
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/26/2005
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An implant delivery system comprising:

  • a catheter including at least one lumen;

    an implant configured to be received in said lumen; and

    a latching mechanism configured to be received in said implant, said latching mechanism further configured to releasably couple said implant to a delivery wire and to transmit a torque through said delivery wire to cause at least a portion of said implant to rotate, wherein said implant further comprises;

    a shaft;

    a spacer configured to interact with at least a portion of at least one cusp of a heart valve to at least partially restrict a flow of blood through said heart valve in a closed position;

    a garage configured to couple said spacer to a first end region of said shaft, said garage defining a cavity configured to receive the latching mechanism and to increase rotational and translational stability of said latching mechanism; and

    at least one anchor mechanism coupled to a second end region of said shaft.

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