Patent ID: 11931263
Assignee: EVALVE, INC.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 0:
1. A medical device delivery system, comprising:
a delivery device, the delivery device including a fluid management system and a delivery catheter coupled to the fluid management system, the fluid management system including:
a flush body, the flush body including an opening, a catheter outlet, and a fluid inlet configured to receive a fluid into an interior space of the flush body; a grommet at least partially housed within the flush body, the grommet having an interior lumen and being configured to be in fluid communication with the interior space such that fluid can pass from the interior space into the interior lumen wherein the grommet includes one or more holes configured to allow fluid to pass from the interior space into the interior lumen; and
a conducting assembly disposed at the opening, the conducting assembly configured to receive one or more components of the delivery device and direct the one or more components into the interior lumen;
wherein a proximal end of the delivery catheter is coupled to the grommet so as to allow the delivery catheter to receive the fluid and the one or more components from the interior lumen and transport the fluid and the one or more components through the catheter outlet; and
an implantable device attached to a distal end of the delivery catheter, the delivery catheter being configured to transport the fluid and the one or more components from the fluid management system to the implantable device.