Patent ID: 11937824
Assignee: DEPUY SYNTHES PRODUCTS, INC.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 13:
14. A method comprising:
providing a tubular body comprising a lumen extending therethrough and a compressible distal tube;
affixing a loop wire to the tubular body;
compressing the compressible distal tube;
positioning a loop opening in the loop wire approximate a distal end of the compressible distal tube while the loop wire is affixed to the tubular body such that the loop wire is extended through the lumen;
extending a pull wire through the lumen;
extending the loop opening through a key of an implantable medical device;
extending a distal end of the pull wire through the loop opening; and
forming a slack section of the pull wire to inhibit premature detachment of the implantable medical device by inhibiting movement of the distal end of the pull wire when the tubular body is traversing a microcatheter;
wherein the slack section is a section of stretchable material positioned along a length of the pull wire proximal to a location wherein the loop wire contacts the pull wire;
wherein the pull wire is defined by a proximal rigid section and a distal rigid section and the section of stretchable material is positioned between the proximal rigid section and the distal rigid section, wherein the proximal rigid section and the distal rigid section has a lower degree of elasticity than the section of stretchable material.