Medical delivery device construction
AssigneeMedtronic, Inc.
InventorsMichael R. Neidert, Kenneth C. Gardeski
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AssigneeMedtronic, Inc.
InventorsMichael R. Neidert, Kenneth C. Gardeski
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A delivery device includes an outer sidewall and an inner sidewall extending therein. An outer surface of the inner sidewall defines a plurality of longitudinally extending grooves, each of which interlock with a corresponding inward protruding member of a plurality of longitudinally extending inward protruding members defined by an inner surface of the outer sidewall. A longitudinally extending lumen of the device, which may accommodate delivery of an implantable medical device, is defined, at least in part, by the inner surface of the inner sidewall. A slitting zone of the device, for example, provided by one of the sidewalls extending less than 360 degrees about a longitudinal axis of the device, enables removal of the delivery device from around the delivered device.
An elongate medical delivery device comprising:
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