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

Claim 11:
12. A method, comprising:
providing a delivery tube comprising a first lumen extending therethrough;
providing a pull wire comprising a proximal bend;
attaching a link wire loop at a distal end of a link wire to the proximal bend of the pull wire;
providing a pull tube comprising a second lumen extending therethrough;
welding respective proximal ends of the link wire to the pull tube;
extending a distal end of the pull wire distally into the first lumen, thereby pulling the pull tube and a distal end of the link wire at least partially into the first lumen;
positioning the distal end of the link wire a slack length from the proximal bend of the pull wire;
positioning the distal end of the pull wire to secure an implantable medical device to the delivery tube;
preventing, by the slack length, premature detachment of the implantable medical device from the delivery tube as the implantable medical device is delivered to a target location of a body vessel; and
translating the pull tube proximally by a distance greater than the slack length, thereby deploying the implantable medical device at the target location of the body vessel.