Patent ID: 9693863
Date: 2017-07-04
CPC Classifications: A61F

Claim:
1. A control cable mechanism for use with an implant delivery system comprising: a wire having a distal end and a proximal end, said distal end including a recess defining a hook portion, said proximal end operably coupled to a slide; a sheath surrounding said wire, said sheath having a distal end and a proximal end, said distal end including a mouth, said proximal end attached to a housing, said housing slidingly containing said slide, wherein said wire slides longitudinally within said sheath; wherein said slide is movable between a distal position and a proximal position, in said distal position, said wire is advanced distally within said sheath to an open position and in said proximal position, said wire is retracted proximally within said sheath to a closed position; wherein said recess is sized to receive a component of a medical implant; wherein said mouth has a slot shaped such that in said closed position, said recess and said slot combine to form a closed transverse passage in which said component is trapped; wherein in said open position, said hook portion extends distally from said mouth such that an implant is released from said recess.