Coupling system for medical devices

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-8998976-B2
Application number	US-201213547519-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jul 12, 2012
Priority date	Jul 12, 2011
Publication date	Apr 7, 2015
Grant date	Apr 7, 2015

Abstract

Techniques are described for delivering a replacement valve to a target location in a patient. In one example, a medical device system includes an implantable medical device comprising an expandable anchor, a locking member engaged to a first end of the anchor, two posts configured to engage the locking member, each of the posts being engaged to a portion of the anchor, each post defining a hole at a distal end of the post, and a fastening element extending through each hole of a respective post and being engaged to a second end of the anchor, where, in a locked configuration, the posts are secured to the locking member.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A medical device system comprising:
an implantable medical device comprising an expandable anchor;
a locking member engaged to a first end of the anchor;
two posts, each post being engaged to a portion of the anchor, each post defining a hole at a distal end of the post; and
a fastening element extending through each hole of a respective post and being engaged to a second end of the anchor,
wherein, in a locked configuration, the posts are secu…

Assignees

• Gregg Peter W
• Carroll Stanley A
• Zytkewicz Robert W
• Leung Emma
• Boston Scient Scimed Inc

Inventors

• Gregg Peter W
• Carroll Stanley A
• Zytkewicz Robert W
• Leung Emma

Classifications

• A61F2220/0033

  Human Necessities · mapped topic

• A61F2/2436

  Human Necessities · mapped topic

• A61F2/2412

  Human Necessities · mapped topic

• A61F2220/0075

  Human Necessities · mapped topic

• A61F2/2439

  Human Necessities · mapped topic