Patent ID: 8007465
Filing Date: 2011-08-30
Classification: A61B,A61F,A61M

Abstract:
1. A delivery system and surgically implantable device combination, comprising: an implantable device including a fluid reservoir and an upwardly-facing needle-puncturable septum, the device having an outer periphery, wherein the outer periphery comprises a plurality of notches or openings each housing a tissue fastener pivotally attached to the implantable device; and a delivery system comprising a proximal handle and a distal cover sized to substantially surround the implantable device, a plunger, a slide pusher and a slide assembly, wherein the slide assembly comprises beams spaced to line up with the notches or openings on the implantable device so as to act on and pivot without bending the tissue fasteners below the implantable device into bodily tissue.