Patent ID: 11951026
Assignee: DEPUY SYNTHES PRODUCTS, INC.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 0:
1. A detachment system for delivering an implantable medical device to a target location of a body vessel (BV), comprising:
a generally hollow, relatively stiff proximal tube having a proximal end and a distal end, the distal end comprising a flexible section;
a generally hollow, relatively flexible distal tube comprising:
a proximal end;
a distal end; and
a compressible portion of the relatively flexible distal tube itself which is axially movable from a compressed condition to an elongated condition;

a flexible braid segment disposed between the proximal end of the relatively flexible distal tube and the flexible section of the distal end of the relatively stiff proximal tube, the flexible braid segment formed from a plurality of wires;
a polymer sleeve disposed over at least a portion of the flexible section of the relatively stiff proximal tube, the entirety of the braid segment, and the entirety of the relatively flexible distal tube; and
an engagement system configured to engage and deploy the implantable medical device disposed at the distal end of the distal tube; wherein the polymer sleeve is fixedly attached to the relatively flexible distal tube or the relatively stiff proximal tube.