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US 7,740,652 B2Granted
Catheter
AssigneeBoston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
InventorsMichael Gerdts, Karen Larson
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Abstract
An implantable medical endoprosthesis delivery system includes a sheath, a catheter at least partially surrounded by the sheath, and a bumper disposed between the sheath and the catheter. The bumper has at least some freedom of movement with respect to the catheter, and the sheath, catheter, and bumper are configured so that an implantable medical endoprosthesis can be disposed between the sheath and the catheter.
Claims4
A method for assembling an implantable medical endoprosthesis delivery system, comprising:
- slidably disposing a bumper into an outer sheath via a distal opening in the outer sheath, the bumper having a lumen extending therethrough;
- passing an inner catheter into the outer sheath via a proximal opening in the outer sheath;
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- passing at least an end of the inner catheter through the lumen of the bumper while the bumper is present within the outer sheath.
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