Patent ID: 11890189
Assignee: EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 0:
1. A delivery apparatus for implanting a medical device in a patient's body, the delivery apparatus comprising:
a handle;
plurality of elongate elements extending from the handle;
an actuation knob configured to actuate at least one of the plurality of elongate elements; and
a toggle configured to move axially along a longitudinal axis relative to the actuation knob from a first toggle position to a second toggle position to toggle the actuation knob between a first state and a second state, wherein when the actuation knob is in the first state, rotation of the actuation knob moves at least two of the plurality of elongate elements axially, and wherein when the actuation knob is in the second state, rotation of the actuation knob moves only a single one of the plurality of elongate elements axially;
wherein:
the medical device comprises a radially expandable and compressible frame that is expandable from a radially compressed, delivery state to a radially expanded state; and
rotation of the actuation knob when in the first state is effective to radially expand the frame to the expanded state.