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SPRING DETACH JOINT FOR DELIVERING A DETACHABLE IMPLANTABLE DEVICE

  • US 20090036877A1
  • Filed: 07/31/2008
  • Published: 02/05/2009
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/01/2007
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An implant delivery system, comprising:

  • an elongate device having a lumen;

    an implantable device mated to a delivery wire via a detachable link comprising at least a first and a second engaging member;

    the first engaging member having an inner and outer surface and an expandable member adapted to move between a first and a second position, wherein in the first position an outer diameter of the expandable member is larger than an inner diameter of the lumen and in the second position the outer diameter of the expandable member is smaller than the inner diameter of the lumen, and wherein in the first position an inner diameter of the expandable member is larger than the inner diameter of the expandable member in the second position; and

    the second engaging member having an outer surface shaped and sized for receipt at least partially within the inner surface of the first engaging member when the expandable member is in the first position and wherein the second engaging member is shaped and sized to inhibit movement out of the inner surface of the first engaging member when the expandable member is in the second position.

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