Patent ID: 9393139
Filing Date: 2016-07-19
CPC Classification: A61B,A61F,A61M

Claim Text:
1. A kit comprising: a catheter for deploying an implantable medical device, the catheter having a tip at its distal end and a connector at its proximate end and comprising a stabilization zone proximate to the tip, wherein said stabilization zone comprises a magnetic or ferrous material and is between about 1-5 mm and has a flexibility index between about 2000-2999 mN; a protection zone proximate to the stabilization zone, wherein said protection zone comprises a radio-opaque marker, is between about 100-200 mm and has a flexibility index between about 2000-2999 mN; a flexibility zone proximate to the protection zone, wherein said flexibility zone is between about 50-150 mm, has a flexibility index between about 2000-3499 mN, is higher than the flexibility index of the stabilization zone or the protection zone and is within a range of up to about 110% of the flexibility index of the stabilization zone or the protection zone; a pushability zone proximate to the flexibility zone, wherein the pushability zone is between about 100-1020 mm and has a flexibility index between about 4000-5999 mN; and a strain relief area between the pushability zone and the connector, wherein the protection zone comprises an area upon which an implantable medical device may be emplaced for insertion and implantation in a body lumen; and an advancing device, the advancing device comprising: a base member comprising a base handle and a deployment extension having a distal end and a proximate end, the proximate end being connected to the base handle and a guiding extension having a distal end and a proximate end, the proximate end being connected to the base handle; a first tubular member that fits over the deployment extension and is longitudinally slidable over the deployment extension, the first tubular member comprising: a first tubular body with a distal end and a proximal end, and a first handle for controlling movement of the first tubular member; and a second tubular member that fits over the first tubular member and is longitudinally slidable over the first tubular member, the second tubular member comprising: a second tubular body with a distal end and a proximal end, and a second handle for controlling movement of the second tubular member, wherein the first handle is located between the base handle and the second handle and wherein the distal ends of the deployment extension, the first tubular body, and the second tubular body are adapted to deploy the implantable medical device, wherein the connector is directly removably attached to the distal end of the deployment extension or the distal end of the first tubular body or the distal end of the second tubular body.