Patent ID: 8747422
Filing Date: 2014-06-10
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. A method for selectively deploying one or more sequentially positioned medical appliances from a portable medical device at a target site, comprising the steps of: inserting the proximal end of a string into an opening in a hollow shaft, the shaft having an outside surface, an inside surface, a proximal end, and a distal end; securing the proximal end of the string to an external slidable handle, the handle slidably coupled to the outside surface of the shaft, the distal end of the string in communication with the one or more sequentially positioned medical appliances; deploying the one of the one or more sequentially positioned medical appliances by sliding the handle until it reaches a first stop; and moving the first stop from a first position to a second position to allow the handle to be moved proximally along the shaft and over the first stop.