Patent ID: 8491627

Claim:
A method for coupling an implant, the method comprising: providing a coupling device comprising: a distal end; a pivot; a spring member; a first prong and a second prong, each of the first prong and the second prong comprising a first end and a second end, the first prong and second prong being connected by the pivot at their first ends and free at their second ends, each of said first and second prongs having an outer surface and an inner surface, the inner surface of the second end of each of the first prong and the second prong comprising a cavity, the proximal end of each cavity terminating distal to the pivot, the first prong being reversibly movable between an open position and a closed position, the first prong being shorter than the second prong, and the first end of the first prong being pivotably received within the first end of the second prong; and a sleeve comprising a luminal diameter, the luminal diameter of the sleeve being smaller than the outer diameter of the second end of the first prong and the second end of the second prong when the first prong and the second prong are together in the closed position; and coupling at least a tip of an implant in the cavity of at least one of the prongs, wherein the spring member is biased to force at least one of the first or second prongs into the open position.