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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 01, 2015
Filed:
Feb. 20, 2013
Applicant:
Covidien Lp, Mansfield, MA (US);
Inventors:
Stephen Lee, San Jose, CA (US);
Walter Stevens, San Jose, CA (US);
Assignee:
Covidien LP, Mansfield, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/122 (2006.01); A61M 39/10 (2006.01); A61B 17/12 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 39/1011 (2013.01); A61B 17/12 (2013.01); A61B 17/1214 (2013.01); A61B 17/12031 (2013.01); A61B 17/12109 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00477 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00623 (2013.01); A61B 2017/1205 (2013.01); A61B 2017/12054 (2013.01);
Abstract
An implant and delivery system including a female coupler at a proximal end of the implant and a male coupler at a distal end of an elongate tubular delivery member. The male coupler is insertable within the female coupler and expandable under the influence of an elongate control member that is slidable within the tubular delivery member. Expansion of the male coupler locks the implant to the tubular delivery member. Withdrawal of the control member unlocks the implant from the tubular delivery member, enabling placement of the implant within a body.