A percutaneous delivery system with a high degree of flexibility is provided. In one embodiment, the system includes a catheter having a portion comprising multiple segments, linked in series by at least one connecting wire. Joints between the multiple segments provide a high degree of flexibility.
A percutaneous delivery system with a high degree of flexibility is provided. In one embodiment, the system includes a catheter having a portion comprising multiple segments, linked in series by at least one connecting wire. Joints between the multiple segments provide a high degree of flexibility. In some embodiments, only a distal portion is made up of segments. In other embodiments, the whole length of the catheter is made up of segments. Manipulation of the at least one connecting wire enables manipulation of the segments to flex a portion of the catheter. In one aspect, the invention provides a delivery system that reduces the impact of the delivery system on the final release position of the implant delivered. The delivery system can be used to deploy and/or retrieve implantable medical devices, for example, patent foramen ovale (PFO) occluder.
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1. A conduit for insertion into a living body, the conduit comprising: a hub portion at a proximal end of the conduit;a plurality of adjacent segments, each of the plurality of segments having a front face, a back face, and a central axis, the front faces of the segments being adjacent to the back f
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A conduit for insertion into a living body, the conduit comprising: a hub portion at a proximal end of the conduit;a plurality of adjacent segments, each of the plurality of segments having a front face, a back face, and a central axis, the front faces of the segments being adjacent to the back faces of adjacent segments for forming a flexible joint between the adjacent segments and for enabling the segments to be deflected from a configuration wherein the central axes of the segments are aligned;a main lumen defined by the plurality of adjacent segments, the main lumen passing through the front and back faces of the segments;a first side lumen defined by the plurality of adjacent segments, the first side lumen disposed within the segments at a location radially distant from the central axes of the segments;a first wire disposed in the first side lumen, the first wire being joined to a most distal segment of the plurality of segments, the first wire having a proximal end that can be manipulated through a control mechanism at the hub portion to selectively tighten the first wire and cause the most distal segment to bend in the direction of the tightened first wire;a first snare lumen defined by the plurality of adjacent segments, the first snare lumen disposed within the segments at a location radially distant from the central axes of the segments and a first snare wire disposed in the first snare lumen, the first snare wire having a looped end that extends from a distal end of the conduit for releasably attaching to an implant device, wherein the first snare wire is resiliently biased such that it automatically deflects the looped end away from the central axis of the most distal segment upon uncoupling of the looped end from the implant device; anda main catheter section attached to a most proximal segment of the plurality of segments. 2. The conduit of claim 1, further comprising a second side lumen defined by the plurality of adjacent segments, the second side lumen disposed within the segments at a location radially distant from the central axes of the segments. 3. The conduit of claim 2, the first wire further disposed in the second side lumen. 4. The conduit of claim 2, wherein the first side lumen is disposed across the central axis from the second side lumen. 5. The conduit of claim 2, further comprising a second wire disposed in the second side lumen, the second wire being joined to the most distal segment of the plurality of segments, the second wire having a proximal end that can be manipulated through the control mechanism to selectively tighten the second wire and cause the most distal segment to bend in the direction of the tightened second wire. 6. The conduit of claim 5, further comprising a third side lumen defined by the plurality of adjacent segments, the third side lumen disposed within the segments at a location radially distant from the central axes of the segments and a third wire disposed in the third side lumen, the third wire being joined at a first end of the third wire to the most distal segment of the plurality of segments, the third wire having a proximal end that can be manipulated through the control mechanism to selectively tighten the third wire and cause the most distal segment to bend in the direction of the tightened third wire. 7. The conduit of claim 6, wherein the side lumens are equally spaced from each other about the central axis. 8. The conduit of claim 1, wherein the segments are disk-shaped and the front face of at least some of the segments is convex and the back face of at least some of the segments is concave. 9. The conduit of claim 1, wherein the main lumen is disposed in the center of the plurality of segments. 10. The conduit of claim 1, further comprising a second snare lumen defined by the plurality of adjacent segments, the second snare lumen disposed within the segments at a location radially distant from the central axes of the segments and a second snare wire disposed in the second snare lumen, the second snare wire having a looped end that extends from a distal end of the conduit for releasably attaching to the implant device. 11. The conduit of claim 1, further comprising a distal-most segment, wherein a front face of the distal-most segment is shaped to facilitate attachment of the implant device to the distal-most segment. 12. A method comprising: a) forming a conduit for insertion into a vasculature of a living body, the conduit comprising: a hub portion at a proximal end of the conduit;a plurality of adjacent segments, each of the plurality of segments having a front face, a back face, and a central axis, the front faces of the segments being adjacent to the back faces of adjacent segments for forming a flexible joint between the adjacent segments and for enabling the segments to be deflected from a configuration wherein the central axes of the segments are aligned;a main lumen defined by the plurality of adjacent segments, the main lumen passing through the front and back faces of the segments;a first side lumen defined by the plurality of adjacent segments, the first side lumen disposed within the segments at a location radially distant from the central axes of the segments;a first snare lumen defined by the plurality of adjacent segments, the first snare lumen disposed within the segments at a location radially distant from the central axes of the segments and a first snare wire disposed in the first snare lumen, the first snare wire having a looped end that extends from a distal end of the conduit for releasably attaching to an implant device, wherein the first snare wire is resiliently biased such that it automatically deflects the looped end away from the central axis of the segments upon uncoupling of the looped end from the implant device; anda main catheter section attached to a most proximal segment of the plurality of segments; andb) disposing a first wire in the first side lumen, the first wire being joined to a most distal segment of the plurality of segments, the first wire having a proximal end that can be manipulated through a control mechanism at the hub portion to selectively tighten the first wire and cause the most distal segment to bend in the direction of the tightened first wire. 13. The method of claim 12, wherein the segments are disk-shaped and the front face of at least some of the segments is convex and the back face of at least some of the segments is concave. 14. The method of claim 12, further comprising forming a relatively rigid catheter section joined to the most proximal segment of the plurality of segments.
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