Patent ID: 8870855
Filing Date: 2014-10-28
Classification: A61B,A61F

Abstract:
1. A release mechanism having two release configurations for releasing a medical implant from an insertion device at two different speeds, in which the implant is released by a relative displacement between a first and a second insertion element, the mechanism comprising: a body forming a housing, the body having a proximal end, which is disposed facing toward the operator when in use, and a distal end, which is distant from the operator when in use; an actuator positioned between the proximal and distal ends, wherein the actuator has a first direction of motion that extends the actuator longitudinally along the body and at least a second direction of motion that extends the actuator transverse to the direction of the body; and a guide element that reversibly locks to the actuator and is fastened to one of the insertion elements; wherein a slower release configuration is characterized as providing the actuator locked to the guide element for generating a slower selective relative displacement between the first and second insertion elements of the insertion device in the longitudinal direction, and a faster release configuration is characterized as providing the actuator unlocked from the guide element to permit a faster selective relative displacement between the first and second insertion elements of the insertion device in the longitudinal direction.