Patent ID: 8192480
Filing Date: 2012-06-05
Classification: A61F,G06Q

Abstract:
1. A system for detecting the detachment of an implant comprising: an implant advanced through a lumen by a pusher; a connector connecting said implant to said pusher; a heater located in proximity to said connector to release said implant and having a plurality of coils; said heater being in electrical communication with an indicator that communicates a change in state of the heater from an expanded state having a first gap size between at least some of said plurality of coils, to a contracted state having a second gap size between at least some of said plurality of coils; said second gap size being smaller than said first gap size; and an expander contacting a portion of said heater and maintaining said heater in said expanded state until said heater causes said connector to release said implant.