Patent ID: 11931279
Assignee: MORPHIC MEDICAL, INC.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 10:
11. A method of retaining an inner catheter for delivery of a gastrointestinal device, the method comprising:
surrounding a portion of the inner catheter that is movably disposed within a handle with an elongated element within the handle;
depressing a button on a side of the handle, to engage the inner catheter via the elongated element; and
retaining the inner catheter within the handle based on the resulting engagement of the inner catheter, wherein:
(a) the elongated element comprises slots and the button includes ramped teeth aligned with the slots, and wherein depressing the button causes the ramped teeth to engage the inner catheter via the slots and press the inner catheter against the elongated element;
(b) the elongated element is a surround tube, and wherein depressing the button bends the surround tube and non-plastically deforms the inner catheter;
(c) the elongated element is a lever including a lever jaw, and wherein depressing the button causes the lever to rotate about a pivot and the jaw of the lever to engage the inner catheter; and/or
(d) the method further comprising advancing the inner catheter retained within the handle into a lumen of an outer catheter.