IP Library Granted Patent US 10,973,523
Granted Patent B2
US 10,973,523 · App. 13/791,337 · Granted Apr 13, 2021

Medical device for treating a target site

Inventor: Darren Todd Prom (Coon Rapids, MN)
Assignee: AGA Medical Corporation
A61B17/12022A61B17/12031A61B17/12109A61B17/12172A61B17/12177A61B2017/00477A61B2017/12095
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Patent No.
US 10,973,523
App. No.
13/791,337
Granted
Apr 13, 2021
Kind
B2
Abstract

Embodiments of the present disclosure are directed to medical devices, methods, and systems for delivering a medical device to a target site. In one embodiment, a medical device includes a proximal lobe and a distal lobe, at least one of the proximal lobe or the distal lobe configured to receive a delivery device therethrough. The medical device also includes a central engagement member disposed between the proximal lobe and the distal lobe, the central engagement member configured to be engaged by a delivery device for facilitating deployment of the proximal and distal lobes at the target site.

Claims (20)

1. A medical device for treating a target site, the medical device comprising:

a proximal lobe and a distal lobe comprising a braided fabric material, at least one of a proximal surface of the proximal lobe or a distal surface of the distal lobe comprising an engagement member configured to securely engage a first portion of a delivery device therethrough, the proximal lobe comprising a central member formed from the braided fabric material and extending outwardly from the proximal surface in a proximal direction, wherein the central member is configured to be exposed to a flow of blood upon delivery of the medical device to the target site; and

a central engagement member disposed between the proximal lobe and the distal lobe, wherein at least one of proximal strands of the distal lobe or distal strands of the proximal lobe are affixed longitudinally along an external surface of the central engagement member, the central engagement member configured to be threadably engaged by a second portion of the delivery device disposed within the first portion of the delivery device, for facilitating deployment of the proximal and distal lobes from the delivery device at the target site.

2. The medical device of claim 1 , wherein the central engagement member comprises a threaded surface for threadably engaging the delivery device.

3. The medical device of claim 1 , wherein the proximal lobe comprises the proximal surface, a distal surface, and an outer flange, and wherein the proximal surface and outer flange define a concave shape facing in a proximal direction.

4. The medical device of claim 1 , wherein the proximal lobe has a larger outer diameter than the distal lobe.

5. The medical device of claim 1 , wherein the proximal lobe comprises a different braid configuration than the distal lobe.

6. The medical device of claim 1 , wherein the proximal lobe and distal lobe are formed from a tubular member having a proximal end and a distal end, the tubular member having an expanded configuration and configured to be constrained to a reduced configuration for delivery to the target site.

7. The medical device of claim 6 , further comprising a pair of end clamps, one of the pair of end clamps secured to the proximal end of the tubular member and the other of the pair of end clamps secured to the distal end of the tubular member.

8. A system for delivering a medical device to a target site, the system comprising:

a medical device comprising a central engagement member disposed between a proximal lobe and a distal lobe, wherein the proximal lobe and the distal lobe comprise a braided fabric material, and wherein at least one of proximal strands of the distal lobe or distal strands of the proximal lobe are affixed longitudinally along an external surface of the central engagement member; and

a delivery device comprising an inner delivery wire disposed within an outer wire, and a coupling member fixedly coupled to the inner delivery wire and configured to couple to the central engagement member for facilitating deployment of the medical device from the delivery device at the target site,

wherein at least one of a proximal surface of the proximal lobe or a distal surface of the distal lobe comprises an engagement member configured to securely engage the delivery device therethrough, and

wherein the proximal lobe comprises a central member formed from the braided fabric material and extending outwardly from the proximal surface in a proximal direction, and wherein the central member is configured to be exposed to a flow of blood upon delivery of the medical device to the target site.

9. The system of claim 8 , wherein the inner delivery wire is axially displaceable with respect to the outer delivery wire.

10. The system of claim 8 , wherein the outer delivery wire is configured to engage the proximal or distal end of the medical device.

11. The system of claim 9 , wherein the inner delivery wire is positioned through at least the proximal lobe.

12. The system of claim 9 , wherein the coupling member of the inner delivery wire is configured to threadably engage and disengage the central engagement member in response to rotation of the inner delivery wire.

13. The system of claim 8 , further comprising at least one end clamp secured to a proximal end of the proximal lobe.

14. The system of claim 13 , wherein the at least one end clamp comprises a through hole, the through hole configured to receive the delivery device therethrough.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 5, 2016
From: AGA MEDICAL CORPORATION
To: ST. JUDE MEDICAL, CARDIOLOGY DIVISION, INC.
Reel/Frame 037427/0527 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 8, 2013
From: PROM, DARREN TODD
To: AGA MEDICAL CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 029955/0327 →
Continuity (1)
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