Patent ID: 6835185
Filing Date: 2004-12-28
Classification: A61B,A61F

Abstract:
An apparatus for release and deployment of a therapeutic device having an annular connector ring within the vasculature of a patient, comprising:an elongated, flexible pusher member having an interior lumen and a distal portion; a connector fiber extending from the elongated, flexible pusher member and forming a loop through the connector ring of the therapeutic device to detachably mount the therapeutic device to the pusher member for placement of the therapeutic device within the vasculature; a cutter ring, the connector fiber passing through the cutter ring, and the cutter ring having an elongated pull member connected to the cutter ring to allow a user to move the cutter ring for cutting the connector fiber to cause the connector fiber to break and release the therapeutic device for detaching and deploying the therapeutic device from the flexible pusher member when a desired placement of the therapeutic device within the vasculature is achieved.