Flexible delivery system

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2007-06-05

2007-06-05

Hayes, Michael J. (Department: 3734)

Surgery

Instruments

Sutureless closure

C623S023720

Reexamination Certificate

active

10236592

ABSTRACT:
A delivery system for implanting medical devices within a lumen or body cavity of a patient, the delivery system having a wire formed from a plurality of layered strands yielding a reduced bending stiffness for improved maneuverability with no reduction in overall tensile strength compared to delivery systems using a single wire and of comparable diameter. The physical properties of the delivery system permit optimal placement and retrieval of an intracardiac occluder within a patient.

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