Patent ID: 11957609
Assignee: INTACT VASCULAR, INC.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 5:
6. A delivery device for delivering implants, the device comprising:
an inner shaft comprising a proximal end and a distal end;
an outer sheath having a proximal end, a distal end, and a lumen extending from the proximal end of the outer sheath to the distal end of the outer sheath, the outer sheath being moveable relative to the inner shaft;
a deployment handle configured to cause movement of the outer sheath relative to the inner shaft so as to facilitate delivery of multiple implants carried by the inner shaft at spaced-apart locations, wherein the deployment handle comprises:
an elongated main housing comprising a proximal end and a distal end and an upper surface;
a deployment actuator configured to cause the movement of the outer sheath relative to the inner shaft; and
a re-sheath assembly configured to facilitate re-sheathing of the inner shaft prior to removal of the delivery device from a treatment zone within a subject after deployment of one or more of the multiple implants at the treatment zone, wherein the re-sheath assembly comprises a re-sheath housing removably coupled to the proximal end of the main housing of the deployment handle, a re-sheath button located adjacent the proximal end of the main housing distal to the re-sheath housing, and a re-sheath rack located within the main housing of the deployment handle, wherein a proximal end of the re-sheath rack is fixedly coupled to the re-sheath housing and wherein the inner shaft is operably coupled to the re-sheath housing such that retraction of the re-sheath housing in a proximal direction away from the main housing causes the re-sheath rack and the inner shaft to move in a proximal direction, thereby re-sheathing the inner shaft within the outer sheath; wherein the deployment actuator comprises a thumbwheel extending out of the upper surface of the main housing, the thumbwheel comprising a plurality of teeth configured to engage with links of a belt that is operatively coupled to the outer sheath so as to effect movement of the outer sheath relative to the inner shaft when the thumbwheel is rotated; and wherein movement of the re-sheath rack in the proximal direction during re-sheathing causes the thumbwheel to transition to be placed in a locked configuration such that rotation of the thumbwheel is prevented during re-sheathing.