摘要 |
<p>The present application relates to a process for releasably locking a medical device on an elongate member, comprising providing an elongate member having a central longitudinal axis and a first cross section having a first perimeter and a second cross section having a second perimeter where a portion of the second perimeter is closer to the central longitudinal axis than a portion of the first perimeter providing a locking element having a frame defining a lumen through which a portion of the elongate member may fit, one or more levers extending from the frame in the second direction able to be actuated between a locking position and a releasing position, and one or more tabs extending in the first direction from the frame able to be actuated by the one or more levers between a locked position and a released position and advancing the locking element on the first end of the elongate member in the second direction beyond the first cross section.</p> |