Patent ID: 9393400
Filing Date: 2016-07-19
CPC Classification: A61M

Claim Text:
1. A coupling, comprising a hub, with a base body having a proximal end, embodied as a connecting region for an applicator, and a distal end, embodied as connecting region for a delivery device with a tubular member for delivering a medical device into a part of an animal or human body, and having a recess extending between the proximal end and the distal end, wherein the recess comprises a through hole and is positioned eccentrically from an outer diameter of the base body, and wherein a central axis of the recess is nonparallel in respect to a central axis of the outer diameter of the base body; wherein the base body has at least a weak spot which extends in an axial direction of the base body and is intended for splitting or slitting of the base body with a cutter tool; wherein the weak spot is embodied as a thin wall segment having a uniform width in the axial direction of the base body; wherein with respect to the thin wall segment, a thicker wall segment is positioned diametrical opposite to the thin wall segment and wherein the thicker wall segment provides a structural support for the base body, the thicker wall segment having a width that is greater than the width of the thinner wall segment; and wherein the width of the thicker wall segment continuously increases in a radial direction of the recess from the proximal end to the distal end of the base body.