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Appliance to be implanted, method of collapsing the appliance to be implanted and method of using the appliance to be implanted

  • US 6,261,317 B1
  • Filed: 07/23/1999
  • Issued: 07/17/2001
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/19/1995
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A device for introducing an appliance to be implanted into a catheter, comprising:

  • an attachment provided at an open end of the catheter, an open end of the attachment being closed by a first valve; and

    a cartridge removably attached to said attachment and having an interior space thereof communicating with an interior space of said catheter when the cartridge is attached to the attachment, an open end of the cartridge being closed by a second valve;

    wherein the second valve of the cartridge may be pushed open to introduce the appliance to be implanted into the cartridge, the front end portion of the cartridge is insertable into the catheter by pushing open the first valve of the attachment, with the second valve of the cartridge kept substantially closed, and the cartridge can be fixedly mounted to the attachment when the cartridge is inserted into the attachment.

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