Patent ID: 9265505
Filing Date: 2016-02-23
CPC Classification: A61B,A61F

Claim Text:
1. A system for delivering a staple to a locus of an artery comprising a. a delivery conduit insertable within the lumen of an artery, through which delivery conduit a staple can be delivered to the locus, wherein the delivery conduit has a distal end flexibly connected to a proximal section of the delivery conduit, whereby the distal end of the delivery conduit may be oriented at an angle with respect to the proximal section of the delivery conduit; b. an elongated insertion element insertable within the lumen of an artery alongside the delivery conduit, the insertion element: wherein: i. the insertion element has an outer circumference extending alongside and exterior to an outer circumference of the delivery conduit at the pivotal coupling, and for lengths extending proximally and distally therefrom, and ii. the outer circumference of the delivery conduit extends alongside and exterior to the outer circumference of the insertion element at the pivotal coupling; whereby advancing the proximal section of the delivery conduit toward the distal end of the delivery conduit causes bending of the delivery conduit such that the angle of the distal end of the delivery conduit changes.