Patent ID: 11903613
Assignee: VANTIS VASCULAR, INC.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 1:
2. The intravascular delivery system of claim 1, further comprising:
an inner member hub secured to said proximal end of said inner member;
a splittable outer member hub secured to said proximal end of said sheath lumen of said splittable outer member, said splittable outer member hub having an elongated body configured by an outer member hub wall, a pair of wing members attached to said elongated body and extending in opposite directions therefrom, wherein said splittable outer member hub wall is formed with at least one tear groove extending longitudinally along said splittable outer member hub wall of said elongated body of said splittable outer member hub between proximal and distal ends of said elongated body of said splittable outer member hub, said at least one tear groove of said splittable outer member hub being aligned with said at least one tear seam of said outer delivery sheath of said splittable outer member, wherein said splittable outer member hub assumes a closed configuration when said at least one tear groove is closed, and a split configuration when said at least one tear groove is opened;
wherein said interconnection mechanism is configured by an interrelation between said inner member hub and said splittable outer member hub to prevent or permit a displacement of said inner member relative to said outer member; and
wherein, in said disengaged mode of operation, said outer member hub is split along said at least one tear groove thereof.