US 12,213,690 B2
Securing element for resheathing an intravascular device and associated systems and methods
Erik Skillrud, Huntington Beach, CA (US); Daniel Deen, Long Beach, CA (US); and Evan Epstein, Costa Mesa, CA (US)
Assigned to COVIDIEN LP, Mansfield, MA (US)
Filed by Covidien LP, Mansfield, MA (US)
Filed on Oct. 10, 2022, as Appl. No. 18/045,301.
Application 16/749,199 is a division of application No. 15/629,786, filed on Jun. 22, 2017, granted, now 10,575,864, issued on Mar. 3, 2020.
Application 18/045,301 is a continuation of application No. 16/749,199, filed on Jan. 22, 2020, granted, now 11,497,513.
Prior Publication US 2023/0055766 A1, Feb. 23, 2023
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. A61B 17/221 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01); A61B 17/22 (2006.01); A61B 17/34 (2006.01); A61B 90/00 (2016.01)
CPC A61B 17/221 (2013.01) [A61B 2017/00477 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00862 (2013.01); A61B 2017/22034 (2013.01); A61B 2017/22038 (2013.01); A61B 2017/22044 (2013.01); A61B 2017/2215 (2013.01); A61B 2017/3435 (2013.01); A61B 2090/3966 (2016.02)] 20 Claims
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1. A retrieval device deployable through a delivery sheath, the device comprising:
an elongated member;
a mesh coupled to a distal zone of the elongated member, the mesh having a first end portion fixed to the distal zone of the elongated member, a second end portion not fixed to the elongated member, and an intermediate portion extending between the first and second end portions; and
a securing element coupled to the elongated member proximal to the first end portion of the mesh,
wherein, when the mesh is in a delivery state such that at least a portion of the intermediate portion of the mesh and at least a portion of the securing element are positioned within the delivery sheath, moving the elongated member proximally increases an outward force exerted by the securing element against at least a portion of the mesh and an inner surface of the delivery sheath, thereby inhibiting movement of the intermediate portion of the mesh relative to the elongated member.