Patent ID: 9307999
Filing Date: 2016-04-12
CPC Classification: A61B,A61F

Claim Text:
1. A medical assembly comprising an implant and a pusher, wherein: the implant has a locking ring provided at an end of the implant; the pusher has a locking hole provided at a top end of the pusher, and a control wire that slides along an axial direction of the pusher, with the control wire having a top end which extends through the locking hole; the locking ring is retained inside the locking hole with the control wire extending across the locking hole when the implant is coupled to the pusher by the control wire; and the locking ring is made from a shape memory material such that the locking ring is biased to transition to be positioned against a surface of the implant when the locking ring is dis-engaged from the pusher.