Patent ID: 8876863

Claim:
A microcatheter assembly for implanting a medical device at a location in the blood vessel network of a patient, comprising: a. a flexible microcatheter, including: i. a proximal double lumen portion; ii. a distal single lumen portion, holding said medical device in a contracted state; b. first wire, extending into a first lumen of said proximal double lumen portion and being attached to said medical device at a first attachment point, such that said first wire can push and pull said first attachment point and a second wire extending into a second lumen of said proximal double lumen portion and being attached to said medical device at a second attachment point, spaced apart from said first attachment point, such that said second wire can push and pull said second attachment point, independent of said first wire; and c. a control unit, having a first wire control handle affixed to said first wire and a second wire control handle affixed to said second wire, each control handle being capable of pushing its affixed wire distally through said corresponding lumen or retracting its wire proximally through said corresponding lumen, and where said first and second wire control handles can be rotated together to any rotational position; and d. whereby said wires may be advanced in a distal manner to push said medical device out of said distal lumen and said medical device may then be manipulated by changing relative position of said control handles both in translation and rotation to manipulate and implant said medical device.