Driver tool for heart valve prosthesis fasteners
US6074418A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 1, 1998 |
| Grant date | Jun 13, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 1, 2018 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61F2/2409
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A driver tool which drives helical fasteners through a heart valve component into tissue. The tool has a tool housing with a distal end couplable to engage the implanted component. A drive shaft at the proximal end of the driver tool couples to a driving force. Multiple driver tips couple to helical fasteners for the heart valve component. A drive train in the tool housing distributes the drive to the driver tips.
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