Patent ID: 11957328
Assignee: VIVASURE MEDICAL LIMITED
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 0:
1. A device for delivering an implant configured to seal an aperture in a tissue, the device comprising:
a delivery shaft configured to engage the implant to allow the implant to be maneuvered into sealing engagement with a distal surface of the tissue, the delivery shaft comprising:
a retaining sleeve comprising a locking projection engageable with a locking recess of the implant to secure the implant to the delivery shaft;
(ii) a release sleeve axially slidable relative to the retaining sleeve between a first axial position in which the release sleeve is configured to maintain locking engagement between the locking recess and the locking projection, and a second axial position in which the release sleeve permits the locking projection to disengage the locking recess;
(iii) a pusher tube comprising a pusher tube lumen;
(iv) a guidewire extension tube comprising a guidewire extension tube lumen,
(v) a handle coupled to the delivery shaft;
(vi) an actuator moveable between a first position and second position relative to the handle; and
(vii) a depressable lock member, moveable between a first position and a second, depressed position, such that in the first position, the lock member engages the actuator in the actuator's first position, and in a second position, the lock member disengages the actuator,
wherein the device is configured to allow articulation between the implant and the delivery shaft.