Delivery device
US12403006B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 30, 2019 |
| Grant date | Sep 2, 2025 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 11, 2041 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61F2002/9505
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A delivery device (1, 1′) for loading, delivering and deploying an implant (2) includes a handle (18), an inner tubular core (11), a sheath tube (13) and a guide tip (12). The inner tubular core (11) is coupled, at a proximal end thereof, to an inner tubular core actuation member arranged in the handle (18), and the guide tip (12) is disposed at a distal end of the inner tubular core (11) and fixedly connected to a distal end of the sheath tube (13). The sheath tube is (13) sleeved over the inner tubular core (11). Here, the proximal end of each component refers to the end thereof closer to the handle (18), while the distal end thereof is the end farther away from the handle (18). As the sheath tube (13) is fixedly connected, at the distal end thereof, to the guide tip (12), the implant (2) is loaded at the proximal end of the sheath tube (13) in the delivery device (1, 1′). During deployment of the implant (2), the sheath tube (13) is caused to move toward distal end, that is, the sheath tube (13) continues moving toward a target site for the implant (2), rather than moves backward to the handle (18). This can effectively avoid the problems that may arise from retraction of the sh…
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