Medical device delivery system
US7316708B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 5, 2002 |
| Grant date | Jan 8, 2008 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 10, 2024 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61F2002/9511
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A system for selectively deploying a medical device includes a cartridge that is engageable with a proximal end of a delivery catheter that is routed to a desired location in a patient's body. An advancement mechanism is provided for advancing the medical device out of the cartridge and into the delivery catheter for deploying the medical device at the desired location in the patient's body.
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