Patent ID: 9463006
Filing Date: 2016-10-11
CPC Classification: A61B,A61F

Claim Text:
1. A system for attachment and detachment of a medical implant from a catheter comprising a catheter defining a tubular shaft extending along a longitudinal axis from a proximal end to a distal end, the distal end comprising a locking mechanism having a male locking structure for interlocking with a corresponding at least one female locking structure attached to the medical implant, the male locking structure having at least two male locking arms extendable from, and integral with, a wall of the tubular shaft, and a sheath configured to releasably restrain the at least two male locking arms which when unrestrained, transition laterally and angularly and release from the at least one female locking structure, wherein the tubular shaft comprises a body and a spring section in the body immediately adjacent the locking mechanism, and wherein the spring section comprises a helical spring extending along the longitudinal axis.