Tom J Robinson

US Patent:

20120310320, Dec 6, 2012

Filed:

Dec 7, 2011

Appl. No.:

13/313929

Inventors:

Darla Gill - Salt Lake City UT, US
Rich Snider - Dallas TX, US
Zeke Eller - Dallas TX, US
Jim Mottola - Salt Lake City UT, US
Tom Robinson - Addison TX, US
Brenda Lyons - Loveland OH, US

Assignee:

Merit Medical Systems, Inc. - South Jordan UT

International Classification:

A61F 2/84
A61F 2/82

US Classification:

623 111, 623 116

Abstract:

Apparatus, systems, and methods are provided for deploying an implantable device, such as a stent, within a lumen of a body of a patient. The delivery device may include an inner member and an outer sheath surrounding a distal portion of the inner member and configured to retain the implantable device sheathed near the distal end of the outer sheath until deployment. The outer sheath is slidably moveable relative to the inner member such that proximal movement of the outer sheath relative to the inner member deploys the implantable device. A trigger assembly of the delivery device can include an internal connector coupled to the outer sheath, a plurality of triggers, and a floater coupling two of the triggers. The triggers are serially retracted to deploy the stent. A panchor secures the stent against proximal and distal movement relative to the inner member during deployment.