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

Claim 11:
12. 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; and
a conducting assembly disposed at the opening, the conducting assembly configured to receive one or more gripper lines and one or more lock lines of the delivery device and direct the one or more gripper lines and the one or more lock lines 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, the one or more gripper lines, and the one or more lock lines from the interior lumen and transport the fluid, the one or more gripper lines, and the one or more lock lines through the catheter outlet; and an implantable device attached to a distal end of the delivery catheter, the implantable device including a gripper coupled to the one or more gripper lines and a locking mechanism coupled to the one or more lock lines, the delivery catheter being configured to transport the fluid, the one or more gripper lines, and the one or more lock lines from the fluid management system to the implantable device.