Patent ID: 8602965
Filing Date: 2013-12-10
Classification: A61B,A61F

Abstract:
1. A connector pair for attaching a medical implant to a delivery system, the connector pair comprising: a closed loop connector including a support loop, the support loop being formed from an elastic filament, a portion of the support loop configured to be coupled to an end of a medical implant and another portion of the support loop defining a receptacle loop, and a plug connector configured to be located at a distal end of a shaft of a delivery system for interfitting with the receptacle loop of the closed loop connector, the plug connector including an intermediate section having a diameter less than that of the distal end of the shaft and configured to extend distally from the distal end of the shaft, and a conical tip section, with a base located adjacent to the intermediate section and having a diameter larger than the diameter of the intermediate section, the conical tip section extending distally from the intermediate section,