Depuy Synthes Products, Inc.

Jasia Dickerson

Petrica Stefanov

Francisco Ales

Various systems and methods of deploying an implantable medical device to a target location of a body vessel are disclosed. A delivery system can include a tubular body defining a longitudinal axis. The tubular body can include a lumen extending therethrough, a sidewall surrounding the lumen, and a feature formed from the sidewall. The feature can include an aperture. A pull wire can be extended through the lumen. The delivery system can include an implantable medical device that includes a locking portion. The locking portion can include an opening. The feature can be positioned within the opening of the locking portion. A distal end of the pull wire can pass through the aperture of the feature to secure the implantable medical device to the delivery system.

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Miami, FL, United States of America

Jasia Dickerson