Patent ID: 9427550
Filing Date: 2016-08-30
CPC Classification: A61B,A61M,Y10T

Claim Text:
1. A delivery device for delivering an implant to a target site, the delivery device comprising: a core member defining a proximal end and a distal end; an outer winding defining a proximal end and a distal end, the outer winding surrounding and coupled to the core member, the outer winding extending at least partially between the proximal end of the core member and the distal end of the core member, the outer winding configured for displacement within a delivery catheter; and a coupling member fixedly attached to each of the distal end of the core member and the distal end of the outer winding and configured to releasably attach to an implant, wherein the core member and the outer winding are coupled to one another such that a torque applied to a proximal end of the delivery device is transmitted to the coupling member to allow the coupling member to be detached from, or attached to, the implant.