Patent ID: 11857410
Assignee: EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 22:
23. A system comprising:
a prosthetic valve;
a suture guard coupled to the prosthetic valve;
a sleeve including a coupling portion adjustably coupled to the suture guard, such that a position of the suture guard relative to the sleeve is adjustable;
a fiber extending from the sleeve to the suture guard; and
a delivery handle operable to apply tension to the fiber by adjusting the position of the suture guard relative to the sleeve;
wherein the delivery handle is operable to be uncoupled from the sleeve; and
wherein the delivery handle includes a dovetailed portion that is positioned at an interface between the sleeve and the delivery handle, the delivery handle being operable to uncouple from the sleeve when the delivery handle is translated perpendicularly to a longitudinal axis defined by the sleeve, such that the dovetailed portion of the delivery handle uncouples from the sleeve.