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

Claim 9:
10. A method for removing an outer sheath from a catheter in situ, the method comprising:
positioning a catheter system within a blood flow lumen of a patient, the catheter system including at least:
an elongate catheter body;
a medical device coupled with a distal end of the elongate catheter body;
an introducer sheath surrounding at least a portion of the elongate catheter body; 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;
separating and entirely removing the introducer sheath from the elongate catheter body while the elongate catheter body is positioned within the blood flow lumen of the patient, whereby, as a result, a diameter of the catheter system is reduced in situ to reduce a physical stress on the blood flow lumen of the patient otherwise caused by a presence of the introducer sheath; and
translating the recovery sheath axially relative to the elongate catheter body to seal an incision site.