Patent ID: 7226477
Filing Date: 2007-06-05
Classification: A61F,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A medical device comprising: a delivery sheath; an implantable device moveably disposed within the delivery sheath, the implantable device further comprises a distal expandable basket and a proximal expandable basket connected by a connecting member, wherein the connecting member is coupled at a first end to the distal expandable basket and at a second end to the proximal expandable basket, each of the distal expandable basket and proximal expandable basket being collapsed during delivery and expanded after deployment, wherein the delivery sheath constrains the distal expandable basket and the proximal expandable basket until deployment; and an actuator releasably coupling to the implantable device at a proximal end of the connecting member, the actuator to move the implantable device when coupled to the implantable device, and wherein the proximal expandable basket includes a proximal end that is fixed on the connecting member and a distal end that is slideable along the connecting member.