US 12,310,869 B2
Steering wire attach for angulation
Karl R. Chung, Phoenix, AZ (US); Matthew S. Beard, Phoenix, AZ (US); and Martin J. Sector, Gilbert, AZ (US)
Assigned to W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc., Newark, DE (US)
Filed by W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc., Newark, DE (US)
Filed on Sep. 6, 2019, as Appl. No. 16/562,669.
Application 16/562,669 is a continuation of application No. PCT/US2018/021442, filed on Mar. 8, 2018.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/468,618, filed on Mar. 8, 2017.
Prior Publication US 2019/0388256 A1, Dec. 26, 2019
Int. Cl. A61F 2/95 (2013.01); A61F 2/07 (2013.01); A61F 2/06 (2013.01); A61M 25/01 (2006.01)
CPC A61F 2/95 (2013.01) [A61F 2/07 (2013.01); A61F 2002/065 (2013.01); A61F 2002/9511 (2013.01); A61M 2025/015 (2013.01)] 17 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A delivery system comprising:
a catheter having a leading end and a trailing end;
an expandable device arranged near the leading end of the catheter and including a proximal end, a distal end, and a flow lumen extending therebetween;
an actuation wire coupled to the expandable device at one or more locations thereon, the actuation wire being configured to bidirectionally steer the expandable device proximally and distally during delivery thereof; and
at least one tether arranged through a portion of the expandable device, arranged through the actuation wire and configured to couple the actuation wire to the expandable device, wherein the at least one tether is configured to uncouple and release from the expandable device in response to tension applied to the actuation wire after delivery of the expandable device.