Implant delivery system and method
First Claim
1. A heart valve implant comprising:
- a shaft;
a spacer coupled to said shaft and 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; and
a driver coupled to said shaft;
wherein said spacer is deformable between an extended position in which said spacer is configured to interact with at least said portion of said at least one cusp of said heart valve to at least partially restrict said flow of blood through said heart valve in said closed position and a deformed position in which said spacer is configured to be received in a lumen of a delivery catheter.
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Abstract
An implant delivery system may comprise a catheter including at least one lumen, a guide wire configured to be received in the lumen, and an implant. The guide wire may comprise a clamping mechanism disposed about a distal end of the guide wire. The clamping mechanism may include a first and at least a second jaw wherein at least one of the jaws is configured to pivot between a closed position wherein the jaws define at least one internal cavity between the jaws configured to receive at least a portion of the implant and an open position configured to release the implant. The implant may be configured to be received in the lumen and may comprise a driver configured to be releasably received in the cavity of the clamping mechanism.
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18 Claims
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1. A heart valve implant comprising:
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a shaft; a spacer coupled to said shaft and 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; and a driver coupled to said shaft; wherein said spacer is deformable between an extended position in which said spacer is configured to interact with at least said portion of said at least one cusp of said heart valve to at least partially restrict said flow of blood through said heart valve in said closed position and a deformed position in which said spacer is configured to be received in a lumen of a delivery catheter. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A heart valve implant comprising:
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a shaft having a first end region and a second end region; a spacer coupled to said shaft and 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; an anchor coupled to a first end region of said shaft; and a driver coupled to a second end region of said shaft generally opposite said first end region;
wherein said driver comprises an upper end region and a lower end region configured to be received in a cavity defined by a clamping mechanism;wherein said spacer is deformable between an extended position in which said spacer is configured to interact with at least said portion of said at least one cusp of said heart valve to at least partially restrict said flow of blood through said heart valve in said closed position and a deformed position in which said spacer is configured to be received in a lumen of a delivery catheter. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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