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Defect occluder release assembly and method
Assignee: Ev3 Inc
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Filing: 2000-07-28
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Granted: 2002-08-27
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Expires: 2020-07-28
Abstract
Abstract A release assembly is provided to aid the reversible and repositionable deployment of a defect occluder. The release assembly includes an occluder tether having a distal portion comprising at least one suture loop, and a snare structure having a distal portion comprising a snare element. The at least one suture loop is receivable through at least a portion of the defect occluder, and reversibly looped over an anchor element so as to permit reversible collapse the defect occluder for selective ingress and egress from a delivery catheter. The snare element is reversibly engageable with the anchor element so as to reversibly retain the at least one suture loop upon the anchor element, and thereby hold the defect occluder in a posture for reversible free-floating tethered deployment in a defect while being observable in a final position prior to release.
Inventors
- 👤 John P. Gainor
- 👤 Brian L. Dukart
- 👤 Darren L. Wegner
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-25 23:05
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61B; A61B17/00; A61B17/0057; A61B17/32; A61B17/3205; A61B17/32056; A61B2017/00575; A61B2017/00592; A61B2017/00606; A61B2017/00623
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 17
Claim 1
Independent Claim
136 words
A release assembly to aid the repositionable and reversible deployment of a defect occluder, said release assembly comprising: a. an occluder tether having a distal portion comprising at least one suture loop, said at least one suture loop being receivable through portions of the defect occluder and reversibly looped over an anchor element so as to permit reversible collapse of the defect occluder for selective ingress and egress from a catheter; and, b. a snare structure having a distal portion comprising a snare element, said snare element being reversibly engageable with said anchor element so as to reversibly retain said at least one suture loop upon said anchor element, thereby holding the defect occluder in a posture for reversible free-floating tethered deployment in a defect while being observable in a final position prior to release thereafter.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
136 words
A release assembly to aid the repositionable and reversible deployment of a defect occluder, said release assembly comprising: a. an occluder tether having a distal portion comprising at least one suture loop, said at least one suture loop being receivable through portions of the defect occluder and reversibly looped over an anchor element so as to permit reversible collapse of the defect occluder for selective ingress and egress from a catheter; and, b. a snare structure having a distal portion comprising a snare element, said snare element being reversibly engageable with said anchor element so as to reversibly retain said at least one suture loop upon said anchor element, thereby holding the defect occluder in a posture for reversible free-floating tethered deployment in a defect while being observable in a final position prior to release thereafter.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
13 words
The release assembly of claim 1 wherein said snare element comprises a loop.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
13 words
The release assembly of claim 1 wherein said snare element comprises a ball.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
13 words
The release assembly of claim 1 wherein said snare element comprises a disc.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
26 words
The release assembly of claim 2 wherein said occluder tether is reversibly extendable from a distal end of a first lumen of a multi-lumen pushing tube.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
26 words
The release assembly of claim 5 wherein said snare structure is reversibly extendable from a distal end of a second lumen of the multi-lumen pushing tube.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
28 words
The release assembly of claim 6 wherein said anchor element has a distal end extendable from the distal end of the second lumen of the multi-lumen pushing tube.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
28 words
The release assembly of claim 6 wherein said anchor element has a distal end extendable from a distal end of a third lumen of the multi-lumen pushing tube.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
14 words
The release assembly of claim 7 wherein said anchor element is a pin wire.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
31 words
The release assembly of claim 9 wherein said pin wire is advanceable relative to said snare structure so as to prevent said single snare loop from sliding off said pin wire.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
25 words
The release assembly of claim 10 wherein said pin wire is retractable so as to release at least said snare loop from said pin wire.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
28 words
The release assembly of claim 10 wherein said snare structure is advanceable relative to said pin wire so as to release said snare loop from said pin wire.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
46 words
The release assembly of claim 12 wherein said occluder tether is retractable within the first lumen of the multi-lumen pushing tube so as to draw said at least one suture loop from the defect occluder for release of the tethered defect occluder from the release assembly.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
17 words
The release assembly of claim 13 wherein said single snare loop is about 0.100 inches in length.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
67 words
In a method of occluding a septal defect, the steps comprising: a. non-rigidly tethering a retrievable defect occluder for tethered free floating deployment within a septal defect; and, b. reversibly deploying said retrievable defect occluder from a catheter and into the septal defect such that said retrievable defect occluder is selectively repositionable and subsequently observed in its final free floating position prior to release or retrieval thereof.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
67 words
In a method of occluding a septal defect, the steps comprising: a. non-rigidly tethering a retrievable defect occluder for tethered free floating deployment within a septal defect; and, b. reversibly deploying said retrievable defect occluder from a catheter and into the septal defect such that said retrievable defect occluder is selectively repositionable and subsequently observed in its final free floating position prior to release or retrieval thereof.
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