Patent ID: 9510963
Filing Date: 2016-12-06
CPC Classification: A61F

Claim Text:
1. A capsule assembly for an endograft introducer, the assembly comprising: a capsule having a cavity and a capsule wall, the capsule wall having an external surface and terminating in a distal end; and a capsule plug, the capsule plug comprising: wherein the capsule is slidably movable with respect to the capsule plug from a first position in which the distal end of the capsule wall surrounds an opening into the cavity to a second position in which the distal end of the capsule wall is positioned proximally with respect to the abutment surface, whereby movement of the tip portion into the capsule is resisted by abutment between the distal end of the capsule wall and the abutment surface, wherein the tip portion diverges in a direction toward the tail portion reaching a maximum tip portion diameter at a location adjacent to or distal of the abutment surface, wherein the distal end of the capsule wall has a terminal internal diameter that is resiliently expandable to allow the tip portion to move distally from the first position to the second position, and wherein the tail portion has a stabilizing surface that engages the inside surface of the capsule wall, the stabilizing surface having a tail end, wherein the tail end is spaced apart from the abutment surface by a distance exceeding 50% of the landing zone diameter.