Patent ID: 9439652
Filing Date: 2016-09-13
CPC Classification: A61B,A61F

Claim Text:
1. An instrument for deploying an implantable medical device in a body lumen, the instrument comprising: a base member comprising a base handle; a deployment extension having a distal end and a proximate end, the proximate end is connected to the base handle; a guiding extension connected to the base handle and extending in a direction parallel to the deployment extension; a first tubular member that fits over the deployment extension and is longitudinally slidable over the deployment extension, the first tubular member comprising: a first tubular body with a distal end and a proximate end; and a first handle disposed between the first tubular body and the guiding extension, the first handle containing a stabilizing ring fitting over the guiding extension and longitudinally slidable thereover such that movement of the first tubular member is controlled and rotation of the first tubular member relative to the base member is prevented; and a second tubular member that fits over the first tubular member and is longitudinally slidable over the first tubular member, the second tubular member comprising: a second tubular body with a distal end and a proximate end; and a second handle for controlling movement of the second tubular member, wherein the second tubular member is longitudinally slidable relative to the deployment extension and wherein the distal end of the second tubular body is configured such that a catheter can be removably attached, wherein the first handle is located between the base handle and the second handle; wherein the distal ends of the deployment extension, the first tubular body, and the second tubular body are adapted to deploy an implantable medical device; and wherein the distal ends in each of the deployment extension, the first tubular body and the second tubular body comprises a screw, luer or hub that is configured to facilitate removable attachment of a catheter to the distal ends in each of the deployment extension, the first tubular body and the second tubular body.