Patent ID: 8518110

Claim:
Apparatus for transporting and injecting a foldable medical device through an opening comprising: a body for containing the medical device; a nozzle extending from one side of the body; a plunger casing extending from a side of the body opposite the nozzle; a fingers-engaging flange extending outwardly from the portion of the plunger casing remote from the body; a plunger actuation control mechanism consisting of a single resilient ring member fixedly attached to and extending outwardly from the plunger casing; a plunger located with the plunger casing and extending through a hole in an upper portion of the resilient ring thereby compressing the ring member when the plunger is depressed, the plunger including a tip portion adapted to engage a foldable medical device supported within the body for injecting the device from the nozzle.