Device intended to be attached to or interconnected with a catheter, catheter and method
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1. A device releasably attachable or interconnectable with a foldable and unfoldable medical implant, the device being configured to be attached to or interconnected with a delivery device for implanting the implant, the device comprising:
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an inner portion housed within the outer portion for folding and unfolding the implant;
folding and unfolding means comprising strings, reins, or threads for folding and unfolding the implant, wherein at least one portion of the folding and unfolding means is connected at an attachment portion with the inner portion of the device and wherein the inner portion is rotatably and concentrically supported within the outer portion of the device along a length of the inner portion, such that the inner portion is rotatable around a longitudinal axis of the device and during a rotation of the inner portion, the inner portion is configured to move in a longitudinal direction relative to the outer portion, and the folding and unfolding means are configured to be wound spirally or helically along the longitudinal axis around the inner portion within the outer portion during rotational and longitudinal movement of the inner portion.
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Abstract
A device is intended to be attached to or interconnected with a medical implant, and intended to be attached to or interconnected with a catheter. The catheter is intended for implanting the implant. A catheter is suited for receiving at least one such device and a method provides a delivery implement with an implant detachably disposed in the device.
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1. A device releasably attachable or interconnectable with a foldable and unfoldable medical implant, the device being configured to be attached to or interconnected with a delivery device for implanting the implant, the device comprising:
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an outer portion; an inner portion housed within the outer portion for folding and unfolding the implant; folding and unfolding means comprising strings, reins, or threads for folding and unfolding the implant, wherein at least one portion of the folding and unfolding means is connected at an attachment portion with the inner portion of the device and wherein the inner portion is rotatably and concentrically supported within the outer portion of the device along a length of the inner portion, such that the inner portion is rotatable around a longitudinal axis of the device and during a rotation of the inner portion, the inner portion is configured to move in a longitudinal direction relative to the outer portion, and the folding and unfolding means are configured to be wound spirally or helically along the longitudinal axis around the inner portion within the outer portion during rotational and longitudinal movement of the inner portion. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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