Lock and release mechanisms for trans-catheter implantable devices

US12295869B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION · US

Inventors

• John J. Desrosiers · San Clemente, US
• Daniel James Murray · Cincinnati, US
• Michael G. Valdez · Riverside, US
• Liron Tayeb · Azor, IL
• David Maimon · Haifa, IL
• Eitan Atias · Nes Ziona, IL
• Adi Carmi · Ganei Tikva, IL

Key dates

• Filing date: Apr 25, 2022
• Grant date: May 13, 2025
• Expiry date: Apr 27, 2043

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A61N1/3956
• WIPO field: Medical technology
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

A system includes a lock and release connector, an implantable medical device, and an outer tube. The lock and release connector includes a connector body defining a recess having planar lateral head portions extending to and intersecting with a cylindrical surface of the connector body, and a longitudinal neck portion extending from the head portion. The implantable medical device has an extension including a neck portion receivable in the longitudinal neck portion of the recess and a head portion receivable in the lateral head portions of the recess. The outer tube extends over the recess to retain the extension in the recess.