US 11,793,658 B2
Method and apparatuses for deploying an implant
Karunakaravel Karuppasamy, Cleveland, OH (US)
Assigned to THE CLEVELAND CLINIC FOUNDATION, Cleveland, OH (US)
Appl. No. 16/492,669
Filed by THE CLEVELAND CLINIC FOUNDATION, Cleveland, OH (US)
PCT Filed Mar. 9, 2018, PCT No. PCT/US2018/021755
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Sep. 10, 2019,
PCT Pub. No. WO2018/165555, PCT Pub. Date Sep. 13, 2018.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/469,566, filed on Mar. 10, 2017.
Prior Publication US 2020/0046532 A1, Feb. 13, 2020
Int. Cl. A61F 2/954 (2013.01); A61F 2/97 (2013.01); A61F 2/966 (2013.01)
CPC A61F 2/954 (2013.01) [A61F 2/97 (2013.01); A61F 2002/9665 (2013.01)] 31 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An implant delivery system, comprising:
an outer sheath having
an outer sheath proximal end having an outer sheath proximal opening,
an outer sheath distal end having an outer sheath open tip,
an outer sheath outer surface,
an outer sheath lumen extending between the outer sheath proximal opening and the outer sheath open tip, the outer sheath lumen for selectively holding at least one expandable implant therein,
at least one outer sheath side wall opening selectively placing the outer sheath outer surface in fluid communication with the outer sheath lumen, and
at least one outer sheath open slit extending at least partially between the outer sheath open tip and a respective outer sheath side wall opening; and
a shaft having
a shaft proximal end having at least one shaft proximal opening,
a shaft distal end having a shaft open tip,
a shaft outer surface,
a shaft first lumen longitudinally extending between at least one of the shaft proximal end and the at least one shaft proximal opening and at least one of the shaft distal end and the shaft open tip, and
at least one shaft second lumen, the at least one shaft second lumen being separate from the shaft first lumen, the at least one shaft second lumen longitudinally extending between at least one of the shaft proximal end and the at least one shaft proximal opening and a respective shaft side wall opening, each shaft side wall opening selectively placing the shaft outer surface in fluid communication with a respective shaft second lumen;
wherein when the shaft is operably joined to the outer sheath, at least a portion of the at least one shaft side wall opening is selectively aligned with a respective outer sheath side wall opening.