Implant delivery and deployment system and method
First Claim
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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Abstract
An implant delivery system comprising a catheter including at least one lumen, an implant configured to be received in the lumen, and a latching mechanism configured to be received in the implant. The latching mechanism may be configured to releasably couple the implant to a delivery wire and to transmit a torque through the delivery wire to cause at least a portion of the implant to rotate. The an implant may comprise 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 the heart valve in a closed position, a garage configured to couple the spacer to a first end region of the shaft, and at least one anchor mechanism. The garage may define a cavity configured to receive the latching mechanism and to increase rotational and translational stability of the latching mechanism.
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16 Claims
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1. An implant delivery system comprising:
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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. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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