METHOD OF MANUFACTURING A DEPLOYMENT HANDLE OF A MEDICAL DEVICE DEPLOYMENT SYSTEM

• US 20150282881A1
• Filed: 04/01/2015
• Published: 10/08/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 04/04/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: W. L. Gore & Associates (W.L. Gore & Associates)
• Original Assignee: W. L. Gore & Associates (W.L. Gore & Associates)
• Inventors: Beard, Matthew S., Herrin, David A., Sector, Martin J., Sokel, Justin W., Kennelly Ullman, Joseph N., Van Cleave, Jared L.
• Granted Patent: US 9,849,016 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 17/3468 for implanting or removing devices, e.g. prostheses, implants, seeds, wires devices for implanting seeds A61M37/0069
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2017/00526 Methods of manufacturing
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2017/3409 including needle or instrument drives
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2034/715 Cable tensioning mechanisms for removing slack
• CPC Class Codes: A61F 2/9517 handle assemblies therefor
• CPC Class Codes: A61F 2/966 with relative longitudinal movement between outer sleeve and prosthesis, e.g. using a push rod

Abstract

An introducer assembly having a handle, at least one fiber operatively coupling at least one handle with one or more functions of the handle; and having a fiber routing system that allows a predetermined amount of slack to be created during assembly in at least one fiber so as to delay by a desired amount of time actuation of the one or more functions of the handle associated with the at least one fiber during operation of the handle.

Claims

1. A fiber tensioning system providing selective fiber slack in a medical device deployment handle, said fiber tensioning system comprising:

a series of pins;

a tensioned fiber threaded around the pins defining a first tensioned fiber length and first tensioned fiber pattern;

the first tensioned fiber length changing to a second tensioned fiber length and second tensioned fiber pattern upon removal of at least one of the series of pins.

2. The fiber tensioning system of claim 1 wherein the first tensioned fiber pattern is substantially non-linear.

3. The fiber tensioning system of claim 2, wherein the non-linear pattern is zigzag shaped.

4. The fiber tensioning system of claim 1 wherein the second tensioned fiber pattern is substantially linear.

5. A fiber tensioning system providing selective fiber slack in a medical device deployment handle, said fiber tensioning system comprising:

a fiber tensioning system having a first state, wherein tension applied to a first fiber end translates to a second opposite fiber end;

a second state, wherein tension applied to the first fiber end is not translated to the second opposite fiber end; and

a third state, wherein tension applied to the first fiber end translates to the second opposite fiber end.

6. The fiber tensioning system of claim 5 further comprising the fiber being wrapped around at least one pin;

and the transition from the first state to the second state is caused by the removal of the at least one pin.

7. An introducer system for endoluminal delivery of vascular implants, said introducer assembly comprising:

a constraining mechanism for retaining a vascular implant in delivery configuration and being releasable to allow expansion of the vascular implant toward an expanded configuration;

at least one fiber for actuating one or more functions related to the actuation of the constraining mechanism; and

a handle having a fiber routing system through which the at least one fiber is routed, the fiber routing system allowing, during assembly of the handle, a predetermined amount of slack to be created in the at least one fiber so as to delay by a desired amount of time actuation of the one or more functions of the handle associated with the at least one fiber during operation of the handle.

8. The introducer system as set forth in claim 7, wherein the fiber routing system includes a series of pins.

9. The introducer system as set forth in claim 8, wherein the at least one fiber is threaded about the series of pins defining a first tensioned fiber length and first tensioned fiber pattern, wherein tension applied to one end of the at least one fiber fiber translates to an opposite end of the at least one fiber.

10. The introducer system as set forth in claim 9, wherein removal of at least one of the series of pin creates the predetermined amount of slack in the at least one fiber.

11. The introducer system as set forth in claim 10, wherein the at least one fiber has a second tensioned fiber length and a second tensioned fiber pattern after the slack is removed by tensioning of the at least one fiber.

12. The introducer system as set forth in claim 11, wherein tensioning the at least one fiber from the first tensioned fiber length and pattern to the second tensioned fiber length and pattern causes the delay in the actuation of the one or more functions of the handle associated with the at least one fiber during operation of the handle