Patent ID: 9456912
Filing Date: 2016-10-04
CPC Classification: A61F

Claim Text:
1. A delivery system for sheathing a crimpable implantable device and deploying the implantable device within a body of a patient, the delivery system comprising: a delivery device to position and deploy the implantable device, the delivery device having a tubular member that receives and houses the implantable device in a crimped state for delivery to a target location within the body of the patient, the delivery device having a partially sheathed configuration, a fully sheathed delivery configuration, and a deployed configuration; a panchor disposed within the tubular member and engaging a proximal portion of the implantable device in the partially sheathed configuration and the fully sheathed configuration, wherein the panchor provides a push surface, an anchor, and an opening, the push surface facing distally to abut a proximal facing surface of the implantable device and limit proximal movement of the implantable device relative to the panchor during deployment as the delivery device transitions from the fully sheathed delivery configuration to the deployed configuration, the anchor positioned distal to the push surface to engage the implantable device at a position distal to the proximal end of the implantable device and limit distal movement of the implantable device relative to the panchor during sheathing as the delivery device transitions from the partially sheathed configuration to the fully sheathed delivery configuration; and a distal inner segment comprising an elongate shaft, a tip disposed at a distal end of the elongate shaft, and a connection member disposed at a proximal end of the elongate shaft, the distal inner segment to be inserted at a distal end of the tubular member of the delivery device to position the tip at a distal end of the tubular member with the elongate shaft extending through a lumen of the implantable device and into the opening of the panchor, the opening of the panchor to receive and secure the distal inner segment by engaging the connection member.