Patent ID: 7736384

Claim:
A cartridge for holding a vascular device and connectable to a component of a delivery system, the delivery system delivering the vascular device to a patient, the cartridge comprising a housing having a first end and a second end, a vascular device positioned therein, and a first engagement member positioned within the housing and slidable with respect to the housing between a first non-engageable position and a second engageable position for attachment to the delivery system in a first orientation such that the vascular device can be delivered from the cartridge to the delivery system, and a slidable control member including a control knob positioned intermediate the fist and second ends of the housing and extending transversely through the housing and operatively associated with the first engagement member, the control knob movable from a position between the first and second ends toward the first end to slide the first engagement member within the housing between the first non-enagageable position and the second engageable position, and a second engagement member positioned within the housing and movable from a third non-engageable position to a fourth engageable position to engage the component of the delivery system to connect the cartridge to the component in a second orientation such that the vascular device can be delivered from the cartridge to the delivery system.