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

Claim 14:
15. The method of claim 12,
wherein a distal end of the delivery tube comprises a compressed distal section,
wherein the compressed distal section comprises a spiral-cut portion of the delivery tube, and
wherein securing the implantable medical device to the delivery tube further comprises:
providing a loop wire comprising a loop opening at a distal portion of the loop wire and proximal ends of the loop wire;
welding the proximal ends of the loop wire proximal to the compressed distal section;
positioning the loop opening through a locking member of the implantable medical device; and
extending the distal end of the pull wire through the loop opening to secure the implantable medical device to the delivery tube.