Patent ID: 8932318
Filing Date: 2015-01-13
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. A therapeutic actuator, comprising a polymeric element having a tether portion that secures a therapeutic element to a heating and delivery system, further comprising: a flexible tube defining a lumen therein wherein the therapeutic element is configured to fit adjacent the lumen of the flexible tube and to be released at a distal end of the flexible tube; the heating and delivery system comprising an electrical conductor disposed within the lumen of the flexible tube and a resistive heating element also disposed within the lumen of the flexible tube distal to the electrical conductor and electrically connected to the electrical conductor; the polymeric element further comprising an aggregate portion, wherein the tether portion is adjacent to the resistive heating element and the aggregate portion is positioned inside the therapeutic element and distal to the tether portion; an anchor disposed in the aggregate portion of the polymeric element; and a bead disposed on a distal end of the therapeutic element that maintains the therapeutic element in a first configuration through a stretch resistant member that secures the bead to the anchor.