Patent ID: 9023093
Filing Date: 2015-05-05
Classification: A61F

Abstract:
1. A medical delivery device, comprising: an elongate inner compression member having a proximal end and a distal mating end, a first portion located proximally at or near the distal mating end and comprising a first cross sectional area, and the distal mating end comprising an outer engaging surface, a tapered portion, and a second portion, the tapered portion comprising a second cross sectional area smaller than the first cross sectional area and tapering in thickness distally to the second portion comprising a contoured configuration that curves radially inward; a tubular inner guide channel member having a first end and a second end and defining a channel therebetween; an outer guide channel member disposed about the elongate inner compression member, the outer guide channel member having a first end and a second end and defining a passageway therebetween; and an internal joint operatively coupling the inner compression member distal mating end and the inner guide channel member second end, the contoured configuration of the distal mating end being complementary to an outer engaging surface of the tubular inner guide channel member; wherein the inner compression member and the inner guide channel member are slideably disposed within the passageway of the outer guide channel member.