Patent ID: 9468547
Filing Date: 2016-10-18
CPC Classification: A61F,Y10T

Claim Text:
1. A method of forming a catheter assembly, said method comprising: releasably coupling an expandable device and a catheter having a length defined between a first end and an opposite second end thereof; forming a restraining member by releasably interconnecting opposing portions of a flexible sheet together to form a releasable seam including a first plurality of openings formed along the flexible sheet to maintain the restraining member and device at a first outer peripheral dimension along the length of the device between the first and second ends thereof suitable for endoluminal delivery of the device to a treatment site, and by releasably interconnecting other opposing portions of the flexible sheet together to form another releasable seam, disposed between the catheter and the releasable seam and radially aligned therewith, including a second plurality of openings formed along the flexible sheet to maintain the restraining member and device at a second outer peripheral dimension along the length of the device between the first and second ends thereof that is larger than the first outer peripheral dimension and smaller than a fully deployed outer peripheral dimension.