Hand-held actuator device

US9078779B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• C.R. Bard, Inc. · US

Inventors

• Jurgen Dorn · Neulußheim, DE
• Martin Wubbeling · Mannheim, DE
• Michael Vogel · Schleifreisen, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Aug 7, 2007
• Grant date: Jul 14, 2015
• Expiry date: Sep 27, 2032

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A61M2025/015
• WIPO field: Medical technology
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

A hand-held actuator device for releasing into the body from a delivery system a medical prosthesis, like a stent, comprising a frame (10) that acts as a housing, a reel (30) for receiving a wire (8), a manually operable slider (34) mounted to the frame and a one-way connection between the slider and the reel. Actuating the slider causes the reel to wind up the wire and release the medical prosthesis.