Implant tissue protection tool

US12064362B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Medtronic, Inc. · US

Inventors

• Victoria UNG · Novato, US
• James Mitchell · Windsor, US
• Kshitija Garde · Fullerton, US
• Philip C. Y. Leung · Austin, US
• Justin Peterson · Santa Rosa, US
• Priyanka Ganesh · Irvine, US
• Nirav P. Patel · Irvine, US
• Karl Olney · Santa Rosa, US
• Veronica Woen · Westminster, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Feb 9, 2022
• Grant date: Aug 20, 2024
• Expiry date: Feb 17, 2043

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A61F2/9522
• WIPO field: Medical technology
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

Novel tools and techniques are provided for implementing protection of at least one tissue layer of a medical device or implant during crimping of the medical device or implant. In various embodiments, an implant tissue protection tool may include an outer portion configured to surround one or more outer segments of at least one tissue layer of a medical device to be implanted into a body of a subject and at least one protrusion (which may be affixed to a surface of the outer portion) configured to minimize or prevent occurrence (or likelihood of occurrence) of the at least one tissue layer (in some cases, leaflet material, or the like) of the medical device passing through at least one opening defined by a frame structure of the medical device during crimping of the medical device by a crimping device in preparation for implantation into the body of the subject.