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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 14, 2013
Filed:
Aug. 05, 2009
Pankaj Satasiya, San Jose, CA (US);
William Webb, Huntersville, NC (US);
Jason Reynolds, Barnegat, NJ (US);
Robert R. Snider, Dallas, TX (US);
Pankaj Satasiya, San Jose, CA (US);
William Webb, Huntersville, NC (US);
Jason Reynolds, Barnegat, NJ (US);
Robert R. Snider, Dallas, TX (US);
Merit Medical Systems, Inc., South Jordan, UT (US);
Abstract
A delivery device for positioning and deploying an implantable device within a lumen is provided. The delivery device includes inner and outer tubular members slidable to each other between at least a first hold position and a second release position, a handle and a deployment mechanism adapted for an operator to use a first hand for operating the delivery device and moving the tubular members between the first and second positions. The delivery device further includes a protective member adapted for insulating at least a portion of the outer tubular member from the tendency of the operator to use his or her second hand to grab the outer tubular member during operations or from other external forces.