Patent ID: 8216256
Filing Date: 2012-07-10
Classification: A61B,A61F

Abstract:
1. A system for delivering an implantable fixation device comprising: the implantable fixation device having an attachment portion at a proximal end thereof, said attachment portion having an interior; an interventional catheter having an attachment portion configured to engage the attachment portion of said fixation device, said attachment portion of the interventional catheter having an interior; at least one of said attachment portions of said fixation device and said interventional catheter being biased to disengage from the other attachment portion; and a rod at least partially disposed within both interiors and regulating engagement between the attachment portions of the interventional catheter and the fixation device, wherein at least one of said attachment portions of said fixation device and said interventional catheter are biased in a radially inward direction, and wherein when the rod is at least partially disposed within both interiors the at least one attachment portion is maintained in a radially outward direction preventing disengagement of the fixation device from the interventional catheter.