Patent ID: 9387074
Filing Date: 2016-07-12
CPC Classification: A61F,Y10T

Claim Text:
1. A delivery system for deploying a medical device, comprising: a first attachment member configured to selectively couple to and radially constrain a first end portion of the medical device, wherein the first attachment member includes an outer surface defining a plurality of slots leading to a cavity, wherein each of the plurality of slots is configured to receive a respective one of a plurality of coupling members of the first end portion of the medical device, wherein the first attachment member is configured to rotate between a second attachment member configured to selectively couple to and radially constrain a second end portion of the medical device, wherein the first attachment member is configured to move relative to the second attachment member such that the first attachment member applies a first tensile force to the first end portion of a medical device in a first direction and the second attachment member applies a second tensile force to the second end portion of a medical device in a second direction substantially opposite from the first direction.