Patent ID: 11944558
Assignee: COVIDIEN LP
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 0:
1. A medical device delivery system comprising:
an elongated tubular member having a distal end portion, a proximal end portion, and a lumen extending therethrough;
a joining element coupled to a distal end portion of the elongated tubular member, the joining element comprising:
a bumper having a distal end portion configured to engage a proximal portion of a medical device;
a proximal portion adjacent the distal end portion of the elongated tubular member, wherein the proximal portion defines a slot having a length along a first direction; and
an aperture extending through the bumper and the proximal portion of the joining element, the aperture having a first cross-sectional dimension along a second direction and a second cross-sectional dimension along a third direction different from the second direction, the first cross-sectional dimension being greater than the second cross-sectional dimension, wherein the first direction is about orthogonal to the second direction; and

an elongated shaft having a distal region and a flattened region proximal of the distal region, the flattened region having a greatest cross-sectional dimension that is smaller than the first cross-sectional dimension of the aperture but larger than the second cross-sectional dimension of the aperture, wherein the flattened region is at least partially received within the slot.