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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 16, 2020
Filed:
Feb. 21, 2017
Applicant:
Abbott Cardiovascular Systems Inc., Santa Clara, CA (US);
Inventor:
Michael Green, Pleasanton, CA (US);
Assignee:
ABBOTT CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEMS INC., Santa Clara, CA (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/966 (2013.01); A61F 2/95 (2013.01); A61F 2/82 (2013.01); A61F 2/86 (2013.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/966 (2013.01); A61F 2/82 (2013.01); A61F 2/86 (2013.01); A61F 2/95 (2013.01); A61F 2002/9517 (2013.01); A61F 2002/9665 (2013.01);
Abstract
A handle for delivering, from a distal end of a catheter, a stent positioned within a sheath. The handle comprises an upper rack fixed to the handle and an upper distal block moveable along the upper rack and defining a pawl configured to permit only proximal movement in relation to the upper rack, further including an upper proximal block moveable along the upper rack and defining a pawl configured to permit only proximal movement in relation to the upper rack. The handle includes a lower rack configured to slide proximally and, alternatingly, distally in relation to the handle.