Patent ID: 9427352
Filing Date: 2016-08-30
CPC Classification: A61B,A61F,A61L

Claim Text:
1. A delivery system comprising: a catheter sheath having a distal end, a proximal end, and a lumen therebetween; an occlusion device releasably coupled within the catheter sheath, the occlusion device comprising an expandable implant and at least one hydrogel sleeve on the expandable implant including a distal hydrogel sleeve having a distal end; and a polymerizing oil inside a portion of the lumen of the catheter sheath between the distal end of the catheter sheath and the distal end of the distal hydrogel sleeve, wherein the polymerizing oil is at least partially oxidized to form a plug within the catheter sheath, at a location distal to the distal hydrogel sleeve.