Manual actuation system for deployment of implant
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1. A handle for retracting a pull wire, the handle comprising:
- a shell having a distal end, a proximal end, a stop element, and a receptacle for receiving the proximal end of a pull wire;
a slider slidably disposed within the shell, said slider having a resting position, an intermediate position and a deployment position, the slider movable among said positions, the slider also having a trip; and
a shuttle slidably disposed within the shell and coupled to the slider by a first energy storage member, said shuttle having a resting position and a deployment position, the shuttle movable among said positions, the shuttle comprising a latch member that is releasably retained by the stop element, said latch member releaseable by the trip, the shuttle further comprising a wire gripper for engaging a pull wire;
wherein the shuttle remains in said resting position during proximal retraction of the slider, storing potential energy in the first energy storage member, until the trip engages the latch and releases the latch from the stop element thereby allowing the shuttle to be pulled proximally by the first energy storage member to the shuttle'"'"'s deployment position.
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Abstract
A system for mechanically deploying intraluminal implants is disclosed. The system is used with an implant that is delivered and/or deployed via a pull wire and includes a handle having a funnel and receiving channel for receiving the pull wire, a slider having a thumb grip and a wedge, and a shuttle having a grabber for grasping the pull wire. The thumb grip is pulled proximally to retract the wedge to cause the grabber to grasp the wire and retract the shuttle but not the wire. An extension spring linked between the slider and the shuttle abruptly pulls the shuttle to retract the pull wire after the slider is fully retracted.
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1. A handle for retracting a pull wire, the handle comprising:
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a shell having a distal end, a proximal end, a stop element, and a receptacle for receiving the proximal end of a pull wire; a slider slidably disposed within the shell, said slider having a resting position, an intermediate position and a deployment position, the slider movable among said positions, the slider also having a trip; and a shuttle slidably disposed within the shell and coupled to the slider by a first energy storage member, said shuttle having a resting position and a deployment position, the shuttle movable among said positions, the shuttle comprising a latch member that is releasably retained by the stop element, said latch member releaseable by the trip, the shuttle further comprising a wire gripper for engaging a pull wire;
wherein the shuttle remains in said resting position during proximal retraction of the slider, storing potential energy in the first energy storage member, until the trip engages the latch and releases the latch from the stop element thereby allowing the shuttle to be pulled proximally by the first energy storage member to the shuttle'"'"'s deployment position. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A system for deploying an implant, the system comprising:
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an implant; an implant tool including a shaft having a lumen; a pull wire having a proximal end and a distal end, the pull wire disposed within the lumen and movable from a first position to a second position for retaining the implant near the distal end of the pull wire, and then releasing the implant; a handle including a shell having a proximal end, a distal end, a stop element and a receptacle for receiving the pull wire;
said handle also comprising a slider slidably disposed within the shell, a shuttle slidably disposed within the shell and coupled to the slider by a first energy storage member, and a trip, where said slider is movable among a resting position, an intermediate position and a deployment position, and said shuttle comprises a latch member releasably retained by said stop element, and a wire gripper, and said shuttle has a resting position and a deployed position, whereby when said slider is moved to its deployment position, said first energy storage member is stretched axially, thereby storing potential energy in said first energy storage member, until said shuttle is moved to its deployed position via said trip, which releases said latch member, the shuttle thereby retracting said pull wire and releasing said implant. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16)
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