Patent ID: 11957579
Assignee: EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 12:
13. An assembly for transcatheter implantation of an implantable device into a body of a patient, the assembly comprising:
a loader device comprising a loader tube, a first hub, and a cap; and
a delivery sheath device comprising a second hub and a sheath attached to a distal end of the second hub;
wherein the loader tube comprises a tube wall defining a coaxial bore;
wherein the first hub is attached to at least a proximal portion of the loader tube, and the cap is coupled to the first hub;
wherein the proximal portion of the loader tube has one or more score marks to facilitate splitting the loader tube along the one or more score marks, and the first hub has a longitudinal slot and at least some of the one or more score marks are accessible via the slot when the first hub is attached to the proximal portion of the loader tube; and
wherein the second hub of the delivery sheath device is configured to receive at least a distal portion the loader tube,
wherein the one or more score marks comprise two longitudinal score marks that are parallel to each other, and
wherein a distal end of the first hub is axially aligned with distal ends of the two longitudinal score marks when the first hub is attached to the proximal portion of the loader tube.