US 11,918,250 B2
Deployment devices and related methods
N. Sandor Racz, Farmers Branch, TX (US); James Shoemake, Plano, TX (US); and Kevin Dean Joiner, Dallas, TX (US)
Assigned to Custom Medical Applications, Inc., Johnstown, NY (US)
Filed by Custom Medical Applications Inc., Farmers Branch, TX (US)
Filed on Sep. 18, 2019, as Appl. No. 16/575,145.
Application 16/575,145 is a division of application No. 15/759,492, granted, now 10,448,972, previously published as PCT/US2016/051988, filed on Sep. 15, 2016.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/218,988, filed on Sep. 15, 2015.
Prior Publication US 2020/0008839 A1, Jan. 9, 2020
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. A61B 17/34 (2006.01); A61N 1/05 (2006.01); A61B 10/00 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01); A61M 5/14 (2006.01); A61N 1/362 (2006.01)
CPC A61B 17/3468 (2013.01) [A61N 1/0551 (2013.01); A61N 1/0558 (2013.01); A61N 1/057 (2013.01); A61B 10/0045 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00469 (2013.01); A61B 2017/347 (2013.01); A61B 2017/3488 (2013.01); A61M 5/14 (2013.01); A61N 1/3629 (2017.08)] 7 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An anchor deployment device comprising:
a first cannula configured to receive at least one anchor element on the first cannula and a medical device within the first cannula, the first cannula comprising a hub movably received within a portion of the anchor deployment device;
a second cannula having at least a portion of the first cannula received in the second cannula, wherein the first cannula is movable relative to the second cannula and movement of the hub translates the first cannula relative to the second cannula, and wherein the second cannula is configured to force the at least one anchor element off of the first cannula in order to position the at least one anchor element on the medical device;
a locking mechanism configured to secure at least a portion of the medical device to a main body of the anchor deployment device in order to inhibit movement of the medical device relative to the main body of the anchor deployment device; and
a pivotable handle fixedly attached to the main body of the anchor deployment device and configured to pivot a first side of the pivotable handle and a second side of the pivotable handle relative to the main body of the anchor deployment device, the pivotable handle having the locking mechanism on the first side of the pivotable handle and a securing member on the second side of the pivotable handle, wherein, in a first position of the pivotable handle, the locking mechanism is configured to be engaged with the medical device and the securing member is configured to be disengaged from the hub and, in a second position of the pivotable handle, the locking mechanism is configured to be disengaged from the medical device and the securing member is configured to be engaged with the hub.