Medical devices and delivery systems for delivering medical devices to a target location within a subject. In some embodiments the medical devices can be locked in a fully deployed and locked configuration. In some embodiments the delivery systems are configured with a single actuator to control the movement of multiple components of the delivery system. In some embodiments the actuator controls the independent and dependent movement of multiple components of the delivery system.

Claims

15 · 2 independent · depth 3

15 granted claims

›1.independentA medical device system comprising:na delivery system comprising a delivery sheath, a first actuation element, and a second actuation element;an expan…+9

›2.↳ 1The system of claim 1 wherein the first locking member is disposed distal to the second locking member when the medical device is in the unlocked deli…d2

›3.↳ 1The system of claim 1 wherein the first and second actuation elements are adapted to apply axially directed forces on the first and second locking ele…d2

›4.↳ 1The system of claim 1 further comprising a delivery catheter adapted to be within the sheath and movable relative to the sheath, wherein the first act…d2+1

›6.↳ 1The system of claim 1 wherein there are a plurality of first actuation elements and a plurality of second actuation elements, and wherein there are a …d2+1

›8.↳ 1The system of claim 1 further comprising a first release actuation member which maintains the reversible coupling of the first actuation element and t…d2+1

›10.↳ 1The system of claim 1 wherein the first actuation element is reversibly coupled to the first locking member and second actuation element is reversibly…d2

›11.independentA medical device system comprising:na delivery system comprising a housing disposed external to a subject, the housing comprising an actuator,wherein …+4

Classifications

2 codes

IPC · International Patent Classification

Section A — Human necessities

A61F2/24

USPC · US Patent Classification

623/2.11

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Alvin J Stewart

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11 Feb 2009

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Type	Document	Date
provisional	US 61151814	11 Feb 2009
related publication	US 20100121434 A1	13 May 2010

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