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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 30, 2017
Filed:
Oct. 01, 2014
Applicant:
Medtronic, Inc., Minneapolis, MN (US);
Inventors:
Joshua Dwork, Santa Rosa, CA (US);
Hubert Yeung, Porter Ranch, CA (US);
Adam Shipley, San Rafael, CA (US);
Assignee:
Medtronic, Inc., Minneapolis, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/95 (2013.01); A61F 2/966 (2013.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/966 (2013.01); A61F 2/95 (2013.01); A61F 2002/9505 (2013.01);
Abstract
An attachment mechanism for coupling a stent to a delivery system is disclosed. The attachment mechanism is configured to pivot relative to an inner shaft assembly of the delivery system in order to release the stent from the delivery system. Methods of deploying the stent with the delivery system are also disclosed.