Patent ID: 11937826
Assignee: DEPUY SYNTHES PRODUCTS, INC.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 0:
1. A delivery system for deploying an implantable medical device to a target location of a body vessel, the delivery system comprising:
a delivery tube comprising a first lumen extending therethrough;
a pull tube comprising a second lumen extending therethrough, the pull tube at least partially disposed within the first lumen;
a link wire comprising two proximal ends welded to the pull tube, the link wire disposed at least partially within the second lumen and a distal end comprising a link wire loop; and
a pull wire extending through the first lumen, the pull wire comprising a distal end that is positioned to secure the implantable medical device to the delivery system and a proximal bend positioned around the link wire loop such that the proximal bend is positioned in a proximal direction in relation to the distal end with the link wire loop by a slack length,
wherein the slack length is effective to prevent premature detachment of the implantable medical device from the delivery system as the implantable medical device is delivered to the target location of the body vessel.