Patent ID: 8219171
Filing Date: 2012-07-10
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. A device comprising: an elongated probe configured to carry at a distal end thereof an implantable capsule for deployment within a patient; a vacuum inlet configured to apply suction through the device and to draw tissue into a void comprised in said capsule; an anchor element configured to anchor the capsule to the drawn tissue within the patient; a release mechanism configured to release the capsule from the probe, said release mechanism comprising a vacuum seal, a spring element, and a pull-wire for coupling the capsule to the device; and an actuator located at the proximal end of the elongated probe configured to push the anchor element to anchor the capsule to the tissue, and to push the vacuum seal to cover an opening of said vacuum inlet, and to release said spring element to expand towards the proximal end of the device, thereby retracting the pull-wire to release the capsule from the probe, said actuator to cause said anchoring, said covering and said releasing by a single motion of the actuator.