Patent ID: 11857416
Assignee: EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 16:
17. A delivery apparatus for delivering an implantable device via a patient's vasculature, comprising:
an outer sheath;
a shaft extending through the outer sheath; and
a connector assembly comprising a first connector portion and a second connector portion, the first connector portion being fixedly coupled to a distal end of the shaft, the second connector portion being coupled to the first connector portion such that the second connector portion can rotate relative to the first connector portion about a longitudinal axis of the shaft and can tilt with respect to the longitudinal axis of the shaft;
wherein the second connector portion comprises one or more attachment features configured to form a releasable attachment with corresponding retaining arms of a radially expandable implantable medical device;
wherein the outer sheath is configured to extend over the connector assembly and the implantable medical device so as to retain the implantable medical device in a radially compressed state within the sheath when the retaining arms of the implantable medical device are placed in engagement with the attachment features of the second connector portion;
wherein the at least one slot comprises first and second slots and the at least one pin comprises first and second pins disposed in the first and second slots, respectively, and the first slot being opposite the second slot with respect to the longitudinal axis.