Patent ID: 9713696
Date: 2017-07-25
CPC Classifications: A61B,A61F,A61M

Claim:
1. An apparatus for delivering a device for regulating blood pressure between a patient's left atrium and right atrium, the apparatus comprising: one or more latching legs having a hook portion and a ramp portion disposed proximal to the hook portion; a release ring coupled to the one or more latching legs, the release ring configured to move from a first position, where the release ring contacts a first section of the ramp portion such that the one or more latching legs extend radially outward, to a second position, where the release ring contacts a second section of the ramp portion such that the one or more latching legs move radially inward to release the device; a pull chord coupled to the release ring, wherein actuation of the pull chord moves the release ring proximally from the first position to the second position; and a catheter having a lumen, the one or more latching legs, the release ring, and the pull chord at least partially disposed within the lumen.