Collet-based delivery system
US7473266B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 14, 2003 |
| Grant date | Jan 6, 2009 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 15, 2024 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B2017/2926
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A delivery device for implanting a medical device including a flexible elongate member that is sized and shaped to fit within a body vessel. A collet is located at a first end of the flexible elongate member and has at least two arms being movable between a first open state and a second collapsed state. The arms form an inner chamber when in the collapsed state. The elongate member substantially surrounds the collet in a first position and is substantially separated from the collet in a second position thereby moving the arms between the closed state and the open state.
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