Patent ID: 7871419
Filing Date: 2011-01-18
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. A method for operating a delivery system for delivering a septal occluder device in a delivery sheath to a living body, the device adapted to be elongated along an axial direction when in the sheath in a delivery position, the device including one or more expanding portions that expand in a radial direction perpendicular to the axial direction when delivered to form a deployed configuration, the device further including a catch mechanism for holding the device in the deployed position when in the living body, wherein the delivery system comprising: the septal occulder device comprising a center joint for passing through a defect, a distal expandable component for expanding on a distal side of the defect, a proximal expandable portion for expanding on a proximal side of the defect, and a catch mechanism that includes a first stop at a distal end of the catch mechanism, and a second stop at a proximal end of the catch mechanism; the method comprising: