Anti-Lockup Thread Attachment Mechanism and Method of Use Thereof
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Apr 30, 2015
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Oct 26, 2014
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Oct 26, 2013
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The present teachings provide thread attachment mechanisms each having an internal and an external threaded portion. The internal and external threaded portions are configured to engage with each other to form an attachment. The thread attachment mechanism in the present teachings further include an anti-lockup feature. The present teachings further provide a cardiac implant engaged with a delivery catheter devices through a thread attachment mechanism having an anti-lockup feature of the present teachings. In one embodiment, the anti-lockup feature prevents the implant from being overly tightened to the delivery catheter. In another embodiment, the anti-lockup feature allows the implant to be released from the delivery catheter in a predictable and controlled manlier. Another aspect of the present teachings provides methods of using a threaded attaching mechanism of the present teachings to deliver, deploy, and release a cardiac implant.
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