Patent ID: 11963671
Assignee: TC1 LLC
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 0:
1. A catheter system comprising:
a catheter comprising an elongate catheter body having an expandable medical device coupled with a distal end thereof;
an introducer sheath disposed over the elongate catheter body, the introducer sheath including a proximal end, a distal end, and an elongate outer sheath body extending therebetween, the introducer sheath including at least a first portion sized and shaped to receive the medical device and maintain the medical device in a collapsed state to facilitate advancing the expandable medical device through a patient's vasculature, the outer sheath body being separable from the elongate catheter body in order to eliminate an obstruction of blood flow in the patient's vasculature otherwise caused by a presence of the elongate outer sheath body of the introducer sheath; and
a recovery sheath disposed around a proximal section of the elongate catheter body, wherein the recovery sheath is sized and shaped to receive the medical device, and wherein the recovery sheath is axially movable relative to the elongate catheter body in the patient's vasculature after the introducer sheath is separated from the elongate catheter body.