Patent ID: 11903856
Assignee: W.L. GORE & ASSOCIATES GMBH
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 18:
19. A sleeve for covering and constraining an expandable device for endoluminal delivery, the sleeve being transitionable from a delivery configuration to an intermediate configuration and a deployment configuration, the sleeve comprising:
a first end having a first end profile,
a second end having a second end profile,
a length extending between the first and second ends, and
a lumen extending between the first and second ends,
wherein the sleeve is operable to constrain the expandable device in the delivery configuration and the intermediate configuration, the sleeve being pre-formed with a conical frustum shape and being constrained to a cylindrical shape in the delivery configuration and the conical frustum shape when unconstrained in the intermediate configuration, wherein the sleeve includes a first row of openings and a second row of openings.