Patent ID: 9301838
Filing Date: 2016-04-05
CPC Classification: A61F

Claim Text:
1. An apparatus for delivering an implanted structure to a desired target site within a body lumen of a patient, the apparatus comprising: a catheter having a longitudinally extending catheter lumen and adapted to provide access to the body lumen; a framing member having a collapsed condition in which the framing member is adapted for insertion into the body lumen through the catheter lumen and an expanded condition in which the framing member is adapted for placement within the body lumen, the framing member having a framing member body; at least one target point carried by the framing member and adapted for placement adjacent the desired target site; a holding mechanism carried by the framing member and adapted to releasably grasp the implanted structure, the holding mechanism comprising a plurality of pincers pivotally connected to the framing member, with each pincer being operatively connected to a pull-wire; and at least one target pathway attached to at least one target point, at least a portion of the target pathway extending through the catheter lumen.