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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 13, 2025
Filed:
Apr. 25, 2022
Edwards Lifesciences Corporation, Irvine, CA (US);
John J. Desrosiers, San Clemente, CA (US);
Daniel James Murray, Orange, CA (US);
Michael G. Valdez, Riverside, CA (US);
Liron Tayeb, Peduel, IL;
David Maimon, Atlit, IL;
Eitan Atias, Tel Aviv, IL;
Adi Carmi, Ganei Tikva, IL;
EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION, Irvine, CA (US);
Abstract
A system includes a lock and release connector, an implantable medical device, and an outer tube. The lock and release connector includes a connector body defining a recess having planar lateral head portions extending to and intersecting with a cylindrical surface of the connector body, and a longitudinal neck portion extending from the head portion. The implantable medical device has an extension including a neck portion receivable in the longitudinal neck portion of the recess and a head portion receivable in the lateral head portions of the recess. The outer tube extends over the recess to retain the extension in the recess.