Patent ID: 11944539
Assignee: MEDTRONIC, INC.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 0:
1. A delivery system for a medical device comprising:
a delivery capsule configured to house the medical device in a compressed delivery state, the delivery capsule comprising a proximal end, a distal end, and a length of the delivery capsule extending between the proximal end and the distal end;
an elongate member extending from the proximal end of the delivery capsule; and
an introducer sheath slidably disposed about the elongate member, the introducer sheath comprising a distal end having an inner diameter smaller than an outer diameter of the delivery capsule at a location along the length of the delivery capsule, wherein the distal end of the introducer sheath cannot slide over the proximal end of the delivery capsule.