Patent ID: 9649212
Date: 2017-05-16
CPC Classifications: A61F

Claim:
1. A release device with an engaged medical implant, wherein the medical implant is held within an insertion device and the release device is configured to release the implant from the insertion device by a relative movement between a first and a second insertion element of the insertion device, the release device comprising a clamping body clamped to the implant, the clamping body comprising: a proximal end, which is remote from a distal end of the insertion device during use, and comprising a distal end, which faces the distal end of the insertion device during use; a cylinder spaced outside of and extending around an inner surface to form a receptacle for receiving the implant between the cylinder and the inner surface, wherein the cylinder comprises an engagement element through which the received implant is engaged; and at least one web comprising at its distal end an extension oriented substantially in a radial direction relative to an inner axis of the clamping body, the extension engaging the received implant through the engagement element and within the receptacle to provide a clamped state.