Patent ID: 9155540
Filing Date: 2015-10-13
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. A system for delivering a therapeutic device within a patient's vascular system comprising: a therapeutic device having a working component and a longitudinal extension depending therefrom; a flexible tubing defining a lumen, the flexible tubing having a proximal end and a distal end; a heating element disposed at the distal end of the flexible tubing, the heating element actuatable remotely therefrom, and wherein the heating element is adhered to the longitudinal extension of the therapeutic device by an adhesive; and a compressed spring fixed to an inner wall of the flexible tubing and disposed within the flexible tubing and proximal to the therapeutic device, the compressed spring being biased to apply a longitudinal force to push said longitudinal extension and the therapeutic device out of the flexible tubing, and said adhesive being configured to restrain said compressed spring from pushing said longitudinal extension and the therapeutic device out of the flexible tubing until said adhesive is heated by said heating element.