Patent ID: 11857404
Assignee: COOK MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES LLC
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 18:
19. An implantable medical device delivery system comprising:
a sheath having a sheath main body defining a sheath lumen;
an elongate member disposed within the sheath lumen and having an elongate member lengthwise axis, an elongate member first end, an elongate member second end, and an elongate member main body defining an outer surface and a notch, the notch extending into the elongate member main body from the outer surface, toward the elongate member lengthwise axis, and toward the elongate member second end;
a tip disposed on the elongate member second end;
a gripping member attached to the elongate member and disposed between the notch and the tip; and
an implantable medical device disposed on the gripping member and having a frame, the implantable medical device collapsed onto the gripping member and providing friction between the gripping member and the implantable medical device;
wherein the gripping member provides a friction force between the frame and the sheath.