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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 26, 2016
Filed:
Dec. 09, 2013
Stryker Corporation, Kalamazoo, MI (US);
Stryker NV Operations Limited, Dublin, IE;
Siddharth Loganathan, Santa Clara, CA (US);
STRYKER CORPORATION, Kalamazoo, MI (US);
STRYKER EUROPEAN HOLDINGS I, LLC, Kalamazoo, MI (US);
Abstract
A medical assembly for delivering an implant comprising a tubular resilient implant defining an inner lumen, the implant comprising a plurality of engaging members extending proximally an end thereof, the implant having a delivery configuration, and a released configuration, and a delivery assembly for delivering the implant, the delivery assembly comprising an outer tubular member extending through the inner lumen of the implant, the outer tubular member having a plurality of slots receiving therethrough the engaging members, with the implant being disposed in its delivery configuration on an outer surface of the outer tubular member, an inner tubular member coaxially disposed within the outer tubular member and movable relative to the outer tubular member, the inner tubular member having a first axial position that restrains the engaging members, and a second axial position to thereby release the implant from the delivery assembly.