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Patent US8216302 - Implant delivery and deployment system and method - Google PatentsSearch Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »Sign inPatentsAn implant delivery system comprising a catheter including at least one lumen, an implant configured to be received in the lumen, and a latching mechanism configured to be received in the implant. The latching mechanism may be configured to releasably couple the implant to a delivery wire and to transmit...http://www.google.com/patents/US8216302?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US8216302 - Implant delivery and deployment system and methodAdvanced Patent SearchTry the new Google Patents, with machine-classified Google Scholar results, and Japanese and South Korean patents.Publication numberUS8216302 B2Publication typeGrantApplication numberUS 12/431,399Publication dateJul 10, 2012Filing dateApr 28, 2009Priority dateOct 26, 2005Fee statusPaidAlso published asUS8506623, US9517129, US20090240326, US20130041459, US20140207230, WO2010127002A1Publication number12431399, 431399, US 8216302 B2, US 8216302B2, US-B2-8216302, US8216302 B2, US8216302B2InventorsJonathan E. Wilson, Robert J. St. John, Stephen R. PolgarOriginal AssigneeCardiosolutions, Inc.Export CitationBiBTeX, EndNote, RefManPatent Citations (199), Non-Patent Citations (244), Referenced by (21), Classifications (8), Legal Events (3) External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, EspacenetImplant delivery and deployment system and method
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